Alert archive / Florida / 1998
Weather alerts in Florida, March 1998
119 weather alerts in March 1998, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in March 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 119
- Warnings
- 105
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- March 9, 199837 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 8:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pasco | 51 min |
| Feb 28, 8:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando | 48 min |
| Feb 28, 9:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pasco | 46 min |
| Feb 28, 10:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 63 min |
| Feb 28, 11:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 11:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin | 58 min |
| Mar 1, 12:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Osceola, Palm Beach and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 12:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 63 min |
| Mar 1, 12:53 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Polk | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 1:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 3:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Hendry | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 3:15 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Hendry | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 3:15 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 4:21 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 5:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 61 min |
| Mar 1, 5:29 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 5:36 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 6:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 7:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 8:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Lee | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 9:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 63 min |
| Mar 7, 10:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gulf | 33 min |
| Mar 7, 10:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 28 min |
| Mar 7, 11:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gulf | 60 min |
| Mar 7, 2:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gulf | |
| Mar 7, 2:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 47 min |
| Mar 7, 4:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gulf | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:29 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 8 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:29 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gulf | 8 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:29 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 8 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:15 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:50 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 33 min |
| Mar 8, 5:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 36 min |
| Mar 8, 6:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 6:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 4 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Franklin and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:14 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:14 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 3:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 62 min |
| Mar 8, 3:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:30 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:30 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 7:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Hamilton, Suwannee | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 8:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia | 62 min |
| Mar 8, 8:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Gilchrist | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 9:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Union | 61 min |
| Mar 8, 10:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 58 min |
| Mar 8, 10:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval | 62 min |
| Mar 8, 10:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 55 min |
| Mar 8, 10:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 10:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 10:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler | 44 min |
| Mar 8, 11:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 11:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 44 min |
| Mar 9, 12:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 51 min |
| Mar 9, 12:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Polk | 51 min |
| Mar 9, 12:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 64 min |
| Mar 9, 12:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee | 48 min |
| Mar 9, 1:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:24 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Highlands, Polk | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 1:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Sarasota | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 1:32 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Osceola | 48 min |
| Mar 9, 1:32 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Polk | 33 min |
| Mar 9, 1:34 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 36 min |
| Mar 9, 2:07 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 63 min |
| Mar 9, 2:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 59 min |
| Mar 9, 3:22 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 63 min |
| Mar 9, 3:24 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 31 min |
| Mar 9, 3:40 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 50 min |
| Mar 9, 4:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 31 min |
| Mar 9, 4:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 34 min |
| Mar 9, 4:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 64 min |
| Mar 9, 5:33 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 32 min |
| Mar 9, 5:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 21 min |
| Mar 9, 6:06 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 29 min |
| Mar 9, 6:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 62 min |
| Mar 9, 7:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 47 min |
| Mar 9, 8:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Monroe | 91 min |
| Mar 18, 10:21 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | Marion | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 63 min |
| Mar 19, 9:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 60 min |
| Mar 19, 9:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pasco, Pinellas | 60 min |
| Mar 19, 11:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia | 65 min |
| Mar 19, 12:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee | 48 min |
| Mar 19, 1:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 62 min |
| Mar 19, 1:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee | 49 min |
| Mar 19, 2:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee | 59 min |
| Mar 19, 2:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | DeSoto | 59 min |
| Mar 19, 3:03 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | Marion | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 45 min |
| Mar 19, 4:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Liberty | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 10:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 61 min |
| Mar 19, 11:04 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 11:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 62 min |
| Mar 20, 12:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 60 min |
| Mar 20, 12:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 61 min |
| Mar 20, 11:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 12:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 61 min |
| Mar 20, 1:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 2:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 64 min |
| Mar 20, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Highlands | 35 min |
| Mar 20, 2:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 61 min |
| Mar 20, 2:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 61 min |
| Mar 20, 4:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 48 min |
| Mar 20, 6:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Monroe | 78 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 76 |
| Tornado Warning | 16 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 13 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Manatee County13
- Polk County11
- Okaloosa County11
- Escambia County11
- Sarasota County10
- Gulf County10
- Pasco County9
- Collier County9
- Hardee County9
- Santa Rosa County9
- Hendry County8
- Highlands County8
- Palm Beach County8
- Hillsborough County7
- Osceola County7
- Saint Lucie County7
- Miami-Dade County7
- Walton County7
- Bay County7
- Charlotte County6
- Glades County6
- Martin County6
- Okeechobee County6
- Broward County6
- Calhoun County6
- Holmes County6
- Jackson County6
- Washington County6
- Columbia County6
- DeSoto County5
- Hernando County5
- Lee County5
- Pinellas County5
- Brevard County5
- Franklin County5
- Gadsden County5
- Leon County5
- Liberty County5
- Baker County5
- Hamilton County5
27 more counties
- Suwannee County5
- Union County5
- Marion County5
- Sumter County4
- Volusia County4
- Indian River County4
- Monroe County4
- Jefferson County4
- Wakulla County4
- Bradford County4
- Clay County4
- Duval County4
- Citrus County3
- Orange County3
- Alachua County3
- Gilchrist County3
- Lafayette County3
- Madison County3
- Taylor County3
- Nassau County3
- Lake County3
- Putnam County3
- Seminole County2
- Dixie County2
- Flagler County2
- Saint Johns County2
- Levy County1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.