Florida, 1998Damaging Wind in Florida, August 5, 1998
August 5, 1998 · NWS MFL · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Glades
- When
- August 5, 6:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Glades County, Moore Haven
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 26.830, -81.080
Barn was destroyed. power lines were downed and trees uprooted.
Funnel Cloud, Glades
- When
- August 5, 6:15 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Glades County, Moore Haven
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 26.957, -81.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, August 5, 19983 deaths · 3 events
- Rip Current in Florida, August 5, 19981 death · 1 event
- Rip Current in Florida, August 5, 19981 death · 1 event
- Heat in Oklahoma, August 5, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 5, 19981 injured · $1.6 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, August 5 to 6, 1998$1.2 million · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 5, 1998$550,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 5, 19982 injured · $250,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 5, 1998$200,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 5, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 5, 1998$40,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 5, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
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: 5664729, 5664728.