Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- August 14, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Titusville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.600, -80.800
Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs in the Titusville area.
Damaging Winds in Florida, August 14, 1998
4 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Melbourne radar (KMLB), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:23 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- August 14, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Merritt Is
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.350, -80.720
Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in three locations in Merritt Island.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- August 14, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Indian Harbour Beach
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 28.150, -80.600
Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in Indian Harbour Beach.
Thunderstorm Wind, Okeechobee
- When
- August 14, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Okeechobee County, Okeechobee
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 27.250, -80.830
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in the town of Okeechobee.
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
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- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Nevada, August 14, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Iowa, August 14, 1998
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- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 14, 1998
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: 5666355, 5666356, 5666357, 5666358.