Thunderstorm Wind, Broward
- When
- February 28, 3:25 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Pompano Beach
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.230, -80.120
Tree fell on car. Some roof damage.
Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 28, 1998
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $382,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Miami radar (KAMX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:23 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Broward
- When
- February 28, 3:30 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Deerfield Beach
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $382,000
- Coordinates
- 26.320, -80.100
Touched down near dixie just north of Sample Rd. Proeceeded north northwest to Pompano Beach High School on SW 15th ST then proceeded northeast to SE 2nd AVE/SE 10th ST. The tornado may have skipped off the ground a few times. At Deerfield High School a dugout on the athletic field was destroyed. At SE 10th ST/SW First Way several trees were uprooted and roofing material travelled two blocks through the air. There was a report of a dumpster traveling rapidly down the street. Most of the damage was uprooted trees...damaged roofs and power outages. Car accidents resulted and commercial signs were destroyed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Florida, February 28, 1998
- Hail in Florida, February 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 28, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, February 28, 1998
- Heat in Pennsylvania, February 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 28, 1998
- Hail in Georgia, February 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 28, 1998
- Heat in Maryland, February 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 28, 1998
- Heat in Delaware, February 28, 1998
- Hail in Ohio, February 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Florida, 1998Warnings in Florida, February 1998
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: 5634110, 5634109.