Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Florida, 1998
14 severe thunderstorm watches in 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 14
- Busiest month
- May6 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- March 1, 19982 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough and 12 more | 6 hr |
| 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, 9:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 20 more | 7 hr |
| 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 4, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Escambia, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Leon and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 11:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 19 more | 6 hr |
| May 18, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 12:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Brevard County5
- Indian River County5
- Okeechobee County5
- Osceola County5
- Saint Lucie County5
- Charlotte County4
- DeSoto County4
- Hardee County4
- Highlands County4
- Hillsborough County4
- Lake County4
- Orange County4
- Pasco County4
- Polk County4
- Seminole County4
- Martin County4
- Palm Beach County4
- Calhoun County4
- Escambia County4
- Holmes County4
- Jackson County4
- Okaloosa County4
- Santa Rosa County4
- Walton County4
- Washington County4
- Columbia County3
- Leon County3
- Nassau County3
- Manatee County3
- Sarasota County3
- Volusia County3
- Glades County3
- Hendry County3
- Gadsden County3
- Sumter County3
- Gilchrist County2
- Jefferson County2
- Suwannee County2
- Alachua County2
- Baker County2
27 more counties
- Bradford County2
- Clay County2
- Duval County2
- Flagler County2
- Putnam County2
- Saint Johns County2
- Union County2
- Pinellas County2
- Collier County2
- Bay County2
- Gulf County2
- Lee County2
- Citrus County2
- Hernando County2
- Dixie County1
- Hamilton County1
- Lafayette County1
- Madison County1
- Taylor County1
- Broward County1
- Miami-Dade County1
- Monroe County1
- Franklin County1
- Liberty County1
- Wakulla County1
- Levy County1
- Marion County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.