Florida, 1998Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 16, 1998
February 16, 1998 · NWS MLB · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $410,000
- 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.
Tornado, Volusia
- When
- February 16, 3:19 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, Emporia
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Coordinates
- 29.200, -81.470
A small F-0 tornado touched down near Emporia damaging 16 mobile homes and destroying one.
Tornado, Seminole
- When
- February 16, 3:29 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, Sanford
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 28.800, -81.270
A small F-0 tornado touched down in Sanford destroying the roof on a log cabin house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola
- When
- February 16, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, St Cloud
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Coordinates
- 28.250, -81.280
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged mobile homes in the St. Cloud and Narcoosee areas.
Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia
- When
- February 16, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, Barberville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 29.180, -81.430
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged a mobile home near Barberville and Pierson.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- February 16, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Altoona
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 28.970, -81.630
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees that damaged a mobile home near Altoona.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 16, 19984 injured · $3.8 million · F1 · 20 events
- Flooding in Florida, February 16, 1998$810,000 · 6 events
- Flood in Florida, February 16 to 25, 1998$400,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, February 16 to 25, 1998$300,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, February 16, 1998$150,000 · F0 · 1 event
- High Wind in Virginia, February 16 to 17, 1998$150,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, February 16, 1998$125,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 16, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, February 16, 1998$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 16, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 16, 199852 kt wind · 31 events
- Tornado in Florida, February 16, 1998$35,000 · F0 · 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: 5643652, 5643653, 5643654, 5643655, 5643746.