Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- February 20, 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Polk County, 2 mi S of Lakeland
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 28.000, -81.950
Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines over southern parts of Lakeland.
Damaging Wind in Florida, February 20, 1998
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $25,000
- 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), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:30 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
- Flood in Florida, February 20 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 20, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 20 to 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in Oregon, February 20 to 21, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, February 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 20, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Missouri, February 20 to 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 20, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 20, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, February 20 to 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 20, 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: 5640083.