Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 1997

Name: Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 1997
Start: 1997-07-04T14:07
End: 1997-07-04T14:07
Location: Florida

July 4, 1997 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $60,000
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.

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The Tampa radar (KTBW), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:08 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Highlands

When: July 4, 2:07 PM EST
Where: Highlands County, Avon Park to 2 mi of Avon Park
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $60,000
Coordinates: 27.570, -81.520

Thunderstorm winds caused minor to moderate damage to the roofs of two mobile homes, tore off the awnings of a few homes and downed several trees in a trailer park in Avon Park. Several roadside billboards were toppled or splintered by thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 27 south of Avon Park.Two businesses in Avon Park received roof and gate damage from the thunderstorm wind. One person received minor cuts at the Bonnie Brae Estates mobile home park when the thunderstorm wind blew the roof off an extension to her mobile home.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5616155.