Alert archive / Florida / 1998
Weather alerts in Florida, May 1998
97 weather alerts in May 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 May 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 97
- Warnings
- 90
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- May 4, 199842 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 31 min |
| May 2, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Liberty | 48 min |
| May 3, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Nassau | 5 hr |
| May 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gadsden | 6 hr |
| May 3, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 73 min |
| May 3, 10:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 65 min |
| May 3, 10:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 72 min |
| May 4, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Escambia, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Leon and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 4, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 52 min |
| May 4, 2:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 63 min |
| May 4, 2:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 49 min |
| May 4, 3:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 58 min |
| May 4, 3:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 50 min |
| May 4, 3:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 61 min |
| May 4, 4:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 58 min |
| May 4, 4:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 47 min |
| May 4, 4:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 62 min |
| May 4, 8:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin | 49 min |
| May 4, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 35 min |
| May 4, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler, Saint Johns | 50 min |
| May 4, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 47 min |
| May 4, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 64 min |
| May 4, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 50 min |
| May 4, 1:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando | 35 min |
| May 4, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 45 min |
| May 4, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 58 min |
| May 4, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 58 min |
| May 4, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 35 min |
| May 4, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 45 min |
| May 4, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee | 51 min |
| May 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 45 min |
| May 4, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Highlands | 41 min |
| May 4, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 61 min |
| May 4, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 44 min |
| May 4, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 62 min |
| May 4, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 48 min |
| May 4, 4:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Madison | 33 min |
| May 4, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades | 33 min |
| May 4, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Hamilton | 64 min |
| May 4, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte | 45 min |
| May 4, 4:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 48 min |
| May 4, 5:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Hamilton | 50 min |
| May 4, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Lee | 44 min |
| May 4, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 48 min |
| May 4, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 31 min |
| May 5, 9:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 47 min |
| May 5, 10:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 49 min |
| May 5, 10:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 46 min |
| May 5, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 48 min |
| May 5, 11:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 19 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 11:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 64 min |
| May 5, 12:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange | 41 min |
| May 5, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 49 min |
| May 5, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 47 min |
| May 5, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange | 61 min |
| May 5, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Seminole | 63 min |
| May 5, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 50 min |
| May 5, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 59 min |
| May 5, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake | 36 min |
| May 5, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 63 min |
| May 5, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange | 66 min |
| May 5, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin | 61 min |
| May 5, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 62 min |
| May 5, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 68 min |
| May 5, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 48 min |
| May 5, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 45 min |
| May 5, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 44 min |
| May 5, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Indian River | 63 min |
| May 6, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 49 min |
| May 6, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 47 min |
| May 6, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee | 45 min |
| May 6, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 46 min |
| May 6, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | DeSoto | 59 min |
| May 6, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 49 min |
| May 7, 6:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 52 min |
| May 7, 6:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 51 min |
| May 7, 7:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 60 min |
| May 7, 7:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 63 min |
| May 7, 8:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 46 min |
| May 7, 8:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 58 min |
| May 8, 1:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Gadsden, Hamilton and 9 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 45 min |
| May 18, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus and 28 more | 7 hr |
| May 18, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 30 min |
| May 18, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake | 62 min |
| May 18, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 29 min |
| May 18, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval | 64 min |
| May 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 35 min |
| May 18, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler | 32 min |
| May 18, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 62 min |
| May 18, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval | 37 min |
| May 18, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler | 34 min |
| May 18, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 51 min |
| May 18, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 36 min |
| May 18, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 61 min |
| May 18, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 62 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 | 83 |
| Tornado Warning | 7 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Polk County8
- Madison County7
- Orange County6
- Saint Lucie County6
- Jackson County5
- Putnam County5
- Hillsborough County5
- Osceola County5
- Brevard County5
- Miami-Dade County5
- Lake County5
- Duval County5
- Nassau County4
- Escambia County4
- Holmes County4
- Okaloosa County4
- Santa Rosa County4
- Walton County4
- Flagler County4
- Marion County4
- Seminole County4
- Hardee County4
- Highlands County4
- Okeechobee County4
- Martin County4
- Palm Beach County4
- Jefferson County4
- Suwannee County4
- Calhoun County3
- Gadsden County3
- Washington County3
- Saint Johns County3
- Hernando County3
- Manatee County3
- Sarasota County3
- Hamilton County3
- Charlotte County3
- DeSoto County3
- Indian River County3
- Volusia County3
22 more counties
- Clay County3
- Wakulla County2
- Liberty County2
- Leon County2
- Glades County2
- Lee County2
- Citrus County2
- Pasco County2
- Sumter County2
- Broward County2
- Baker County2
- Columbia County2
- Union County2
- Bay County1
- Franklin County1
- Pinellas County1
- Hendry County1
- Lafayette County1
- Alachua County1
- Bradford County1
- Gilchrist County1
- 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.