Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 30, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Ocala
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 29.180, -82.130
Thunderstorm winds downed a swath 21/2-3 miles in length of trees. Two walls were blown down at a construction site.
Damaging Wind in Florida, August 30, 1997
1 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
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 151 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:39 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 30, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, August 30, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, August 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 30, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 30, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, August 30, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 30, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, August 30 to 31, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, August 30, 1997
- Waterspout in Michigan, August 30, 1997
- Waterspout in Ohio, August 30, 1997
- Waterspout in Ohio, August 30, 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: 5615446.