Thunderstorm Wind, Bay
- When
- February 22, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Tyndall Afb
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.070, -85.580
72 mph wind gust observed on wind equipment located at end of runway.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 22, 1998
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gulf
- When
- February 22, 9:02 AM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, Indian Pass
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -85.250
60 mph wind gut recorded at the Cape San Blas C-MAN station.
Hail, Gulf
- When
- February 22, 9:25 AM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, Port St Joe
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.820, -85.300
Dime size hail covering the ground at the Gulf County Sheriffs office.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- February 22, 9:29 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, East Pt
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -84.880
72 mph wind gust recorded by wind equipment on the St. George Island toll bridge.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- February 22, 9:35 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Apalachicola
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -84.980
Thunderstorm winds blew down large trees onto power lines.
Hail, Liberty
- When
- February 22, 9:55 AM EST
- Where
- Liberty County, Hosford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -84.800
Dime size hail reported by Liberty County Sheriffs deputy.
Hail, Wakulla
- When
- February 22, 10:15 AM EST
- Where
- Wakulla County, Medart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.080, -84.380
Dime size hail reported by National Weather Service personnel.
Hail, Leon
- When
- February 22, 10:35 AM EST
- Where
- Leon County, Tallahassee
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.450, -84.280
Dime to nickel size hail reported in southeast Tallahassee.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- February 22, 10:40 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Lloyd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.480, -84.020
Trees blown down onto State Highway 90 east of Lloyd.
Hail, Taylor
- When
- February 22, 10:49 AM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Salem
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.880, -83.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- February 22, 10:50 AM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Perry
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.120, -83.580
Quarter size hail near Salem and dime size hail two miles west of Rocky Creek road. Trees down just north of Perry on Woods Creek Road. Power lines down near the Florida Highway Patrol Headquarters Post one mile north of Perry.
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- February 22, 10:51 AM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Keaton Beach
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.830, -83.600
61 mph wind gust recorded at Keaton Beach C-MAN station.
Hail, Taylor
- When
- February 22, 10:55 AM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Salem
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.880, -83.350
Dime size hail reported near Salem.
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- February 22, 11:10 AM EST
- Where
- Lafayette County, Day
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -83.280
WTWC TV News 40 Tallahassee meteorologist reported golfball size hail accumulated 4" deep in Day.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- February 22, 11:15 AM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Madison
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.470, -83.400
Thunderstorm winds downed trees along State Highway 53 10 miles south-southeast of Madison.
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Florida, February 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 22, 1998
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- Flood in Alabama, February 22, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 22, 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: 5631420, 5631421, 5631422, 5631423, 5631424, 5631425, 5631426, 5631427, 5631428, 5631429, 5631549, 5631430, 5631431, 5631432, 5631433.