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Tornado Watches in Florida, 1998
52 tornado 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 52
- Busiest month
- February17 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- March 8, 19986 tornado 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, 5:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:15 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Citrus, Clay and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 5 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:15 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Glades and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 2, 8:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Glades and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 6:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Citrus, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Hernando and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Citrus, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Hernando and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:15 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades and 20 more | 6 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, 5:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 6 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, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Gadsden and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 1:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Gadsden, Hamilton and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay and 32 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 17 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:15 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto and 23 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 27, 2:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 11:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 15 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 30, 5:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 30, 1:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Flagler and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Martin and 4 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hardee County18
- Manatee County18
- Polk County18
- DeSoto County18
- Highlands County18
- Hillsborough County17
- Pasco County17
- Holmes County16
- Washington County16
- Glades County16
- Hendry County16
- Okeechobee County16
- Charlotte County16
- Sarasota County16
- Bay County15
- Calhoun County15
- Jackson County15
- Wakulla County15
- Hernando County15
- Pinellas County15
- Sumter County15
- Union County15
- Saint Lucie County15
- Okaloosa County14
- Jefferson County14
- Leon County14
- Walton County14
- Baker County14
- Citrus County14
- Clay County14
- Osceola County14
- Indian River County14
- Palm Beach County14
- Collier County14
- Suwannee County14
- Escambia County13
- Santa Rosa County13
- Gadsden County13
- Bradford County13
- Nassau County13
27 more counties
- Lee County13
- Martin County13
- Columbia County13
- Hamilton County13
- Lafayette County13
- Madison County13
- Gulf County12
- Liberty County12
- Alachua County12
- Brevard County12
- Duval County12
- Broward County12
- Dixie County12
- Orange County11
- Taylor County11
- Flagler County10
- Lake County10
- Marion County10
- Putnam County10
- Monroe County10
- Levy County10
- Franklin County9
- Seminole County9
- Miami-Dade County9
- Gilchrist County9
- Saint Johns County8
- Volusia County6
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.