The National Weather Service in Birmingham has confirmed damage from a weak EF-0 tornado was discovered during a survey conducted by the Lee County Emergency Management Agency.
The EF0 tornado occurred in a line of severe thunderstorms in the Salem area on the evening of May 3, 2025.
The National Weather Service says:
The tornado began over a wooded area east of Lee Road 151, northeast of the NCAT Test Track. The start point was estimated using radar data as the area was inaccessible by roads. Moving slightly south of due east, the tornado passed just north of Lee Road 2119, where a few small trees or limbs were snapped on Lee Road 187. By this point a Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) was evident on radar. On Lee Road 749, a few small pine trees had the tops snapped or limbs snapped off. Little damage was noted across Highway 280 near Dudley Lumber, but more significant tree damage was noted on property just northwest of Wacoochee Elementary School…