Florida, 1997Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 13, 1997
August 13, 1997 · NWS MLB · 6 events in 3 counties and zones
2 lightning, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Event by event
2 lightning, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Seminole
- When
- August 13, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, Sanford
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 28.717, -81.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 41 year old woman was injured by lightning while standing next to a window in a house.
Hail, Volusia
- When
- August 13, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, De Bary
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.880, -81.300
Lightning, Orange
- When
- August 13, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Orlando
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 28.514, -81.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A thirteen year old boy on a motorized skateboard was struck and seriously injured by lightning.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- August 13, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 2 mi NE of Apopka
- Coordinates
- 28.680, -81.480
Several large trees were blown down in Wekiwa Springs State Park.
Hail, Seminole
- When
- August 13, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, Lake Mary
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.750, -81.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- August 13, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, 3 mi N of Altamonte Spgs
- Coordinates
- 28.720, -81.350
Several large trees were blown down near Altamonte Springs.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, August 13, 19971 death · $103,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 events
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 13, 19971 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 13, 1997$1.3 million · 2 in hail · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Utah, August 13, 1997$300,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New York, August 13, 1997$60,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, August 13, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in New Jersey, August 13, 1997$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 13, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 13 to 14, 1997$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, August 13, 1997$25,000 · 0.88 in hail · 4 events
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1997$26,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 13, 1997$17,000 · 2 events
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: 5617434, 5617435, 5617436, 5617437, 5617438, 5617439.