Funnel Cloud, Brevard
- When
- April 23, 11:34 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Cocoa
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A funnel cloud was sighted over Cocoa.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 23, 1997
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:44 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- April 23, 11:44 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Grant
- Coordinates
- 27.930, -80.530
Thunderstorm winds blew down tree branches and power lines in Grant.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- April 23, 11:49 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Indialantic
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 28.080, -80.570
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged the roof of a school in Indiatlantic.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola
- When
- April 23, 11:49 AM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Kissimmee
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -81.400
Strong thunderstorm winds blew trees on to a mobile home, and destroyed a service station canopy.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- April 23, 11:50 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Melbourne
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.080, -80.600
Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 66 mph at the Melbourne Regional Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- April 23, 11:51 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Rockledge
- Coordinates
- 28.330, -80.720
Power lines were blown down in Rockledge.
Thunderstorm Wind, Indian River
- When
- April 23, 12:05 PM EST
- Where
- Indian River County, Sebastian
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 27.820, -80.470
Thunderstorm winds blew down limbs and destroyed a pool screen in Sebastian.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- April 23, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Satellite Beach
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 28.170, -80.600
Thunderstorm wind blew down power lines and damaged the roof of a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- April 23, 12:15 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Palm Bay
- Coordinates
- 28.030, -80.580
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Melbourne and Palm Bay.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola
- When
- April 23, 12:15 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Kenansville
- Coordinates
- 27.880, -80.980
Osceola County reported a wind gust to 62 mph and trees down in Kenansville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- April 23, 12:25 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Melbourne Beach
- Coordinates
- 28.070, -80.570
Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in South Melbourne Beach.
Hail, Osceola
- When
- April 23, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Kenansville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.880, -80.980
Quarter size hail fell in Kenansville.
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5616615, 5616616, 5616617, 5616618, 5616719, 5616720, 5616721, 5616722, 5616723, 5616724, 5616725, 5616726.