Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough
- When
- February 19, 8:29 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, 5 mi ENE of Tampa
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 28.020, -82.380
Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines in Thonotosassa.
Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
1 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 Tampa radar (KTBW), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:31 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Ice Storm in Maine, February 19, 1998
- Flooding in Florida, February 19 to 20, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 19 to 20, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19, 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: 5640072.