Funnel Cloud, Miami-Dade
- When
- August 7, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Biscayne Park
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
funnel cloud reported by ship entering cutler channel.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 7, 1997
2 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
Event by event
2 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Broward
- When
- August 7, 3:30 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Hollywood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.020, -80.150
one half to one inch hail around US 1 and sheridan.
Thunderstorm Wind, Broward
- When
- August 7, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Hollywood
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.020, -80.150
power lines down.
Lightning, Broward
- When
- August 7, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Ft Lauderdale
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
victim was waiting at bus stop next t o palm tree at 2595 e. sunrise blvd.
Funnel Cloud, Broward
- When
- August 7, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Sunrise Golf Vlg
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
sighted west of sawgrass expressway and oakland park blvd.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Broward | 1997-08-07 | 38 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, August 7, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 7, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Texas, August 7 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Idaho, August 7 to 12, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 7, 1997
- Tornado in California, August 7, 1997
- Flood in Texas, August 7, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 7, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, August 7, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, August 7, 1997
- Hail in Montana, August 7, 1997
- Hail in Montana, August 7, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 1997
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: 5619011, 5619013, 5619012, 5619010, 5619014.