Thunderstorm Wind, Broward
- When
- August 4, 3:48 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Plantation
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 26.080, -80.200
Wind gusts estimated at 61 knots. Trees down north of Weston near I-595.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 4, 1998
3 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
- 0
- 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), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:49 UTC.
Event by event
3 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Broward
- When
- August 4, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Plantation
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several reports of funnel cloud near I-595 and Nob Hill Rd.
Hail, Broward
- When
- August 4, 4:23 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Davie
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 26.070, -80.230
Hail reported at I-75 and Arvida Parkway.
Funnel Cloud, Broward
- When
- August 4, 4:46 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Pembroke Pines
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel sighted at Chapel Trail east of US-27 on Pines Blvd. Winds estimated to be 52 knots.
Funnel Cloud, Broward
- When
- August 4, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Davie
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud sighted near SR-441 and I-595.
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in California, August 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Illinois, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, August 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 4, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 4, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 4, 1998
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 4, 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: 5664721, 5664722, 5664724, 5664723, 5664725.