Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- February 17, 4:20 AM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Howey in the Hills
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.680, -81.800
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Howey in the Hills and near Tavares.
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 17, 1998
9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia
- When
- February 17, 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, Daytona Beach
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.220, -81.030
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees at Tuscawilla Park.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- February 17, 6:25 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Orlando
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.370
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in the east part of Orlando.
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- February 17, 6:25 AM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, Chuluota
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.630, -81.130
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines near Chuluota.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- February 17, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Bithlo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.100
Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a garage in Bithlo.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- February 17, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Palm Bay
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 28.030, -80.580
Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a house in Palm Bay.
Tornado, Brevard
- When
- February 17, 7:10 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Indialantic
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 28.080, -80.570
A waterspout-tornado came ashore from the Indian River Lagoon and passed over the town of Indialantic moving to the northeast. The tornado blew down trees and damaged 6 homes and severly damaged the roof of a grocery store.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- February 17, 7:18 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Cocoa
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.350, -80.730
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Cocoa.
Tornado, Brevard
- When
- February 17, 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Cape Canavral Misl S
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.4 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 28.480, -80.550
A small tornado touched down briefly at the Titan launch Complex at Cape Canaveral AFS. The tornado damaged a trailer and blew down large metel doors off a missle hanger. Two people in the hanger were injured.
Thunderstorm Wind, Indian River
- When
- February 17, 7:35 AM EST
- Where
- Indian River County, Vero Beach
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 27.630, -80.400
Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and traffic signals in Vero Beach.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lucie
- When
- February 17, 9:15 AM EST
- Where
- St. Lucie County, Port St Lucie
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 27.270, -80.320
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged roofs in Port St. Lucie.
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.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Flooding in Michigan, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, February 17, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, February 17, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998
- Flooding in Florida, February 17, 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: 5643747, 5643748, 5643749, 5643750, 5643751, 5643752, 5643753, 5643754, 5643755, 5643756, 5643757.