Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- April 28, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Orlando
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.370
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Maitland. Three houses were damaged by falling trees.
Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $140,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:43 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola
- When
- April 28, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Kissimmee
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -81.400
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in Kissimmee.
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- April 28, 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, Longwood
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 28.700, -81.350
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged the roof of a high school in Longwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- April 28, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Bithlo
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.100
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Bithlo.
Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia
- When
- April 28, 1:29 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, New Smyrna Beach
- Coordinates
- 29.020, -80.930
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and produced a wind gust to near 67 mph in New Smyrna Beach.
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- April 28, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, Oviedo
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 28.670, -81.200
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and damaged a school in Oviedo.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- April 28, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Cape Canaveral
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.380, -80.600
A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 28, 1997
- Flooding in Tennessee, April 28 to 29, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 28, 1997
More
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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: 5600070, 5600071, 5600072, 5600073, 5600074, 5600075, 5600076.