Thunderstorm Wind, Hendry
- When
- November 2, 9:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hendry County, Clewiston
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.750, -80.930
light pole in supermarket parking lot blown over.
Damaging Winds in Florida, November 2, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:32 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Glades
- When
- November 2, 9:50 AM EST to 10:20 AM EST
- Where
- Glades County, Moore Haven
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.830, -81.080
trees down in much of county. two mobile homes damaged west of moore haven.
Thunderstorm Wind, Palm Beach
- When
- November 2, 10:15 AM EST to 10:45 AM EST
- Where
- Palm Beach County, Tequesta
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.900, -80.100
trafffic signs...trees and power lines down. damage reported at coral cove park. boat flipped.
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
- Tornado in Florida, November 2, 1997
- Strong Wind in New York, November 2, 1997
- Hurricane in Guam, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 2, 1997
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 2 to 3, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, November 2, 1997
- Strong Wind in Maryland, November 2, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, November 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: 5622906, 5622907, 5622908.