Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, May 1998
83 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 1998. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 83
- Busiest day
- May 4, 199834 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 73 min |
| 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, 1:50 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, 4:22 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, 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, 11:46 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 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 county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Polk County6
- Madison County5
- Miami-Dade County5
- Putnam County4
- Orange County4
- Jackson County3
- Flagler County3
- Marion County3
- Hillsborough County3
- Osceola County3
- Brevard County3
- Lake County3
- Martin County3
- Saint Lucie County3
- Palm Beach County3
- Jefferson County3
- Holmes County2
- Walton County2
- Okaloosa County2
- Saint Johns County2
- Seminole County2
- Hardee County2
- Highlands County2
- Manatee County2
- Sarasota County2
- Okeechobee County2
- Volusia County2
- Broward County2
- Suwannee County2
- Duval County2
- Wakulla County1
- Calhoun County1
- Liberty County1
- Escambia County1
- Santa Rosa County1
- Washington County1
- Bay County1
- Franklin County1
- Glades County1
- Hamilton 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.