Florida, 1998

Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 6, 1998

February 6, 1998 · NWS MFL · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:57 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Collier

When
February 6, 7:56 PM EST to 8:05 PM EST
Where
Collier County, Goodland
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
25.920, -81.650

F1 tornado touched down near 321 Pear Tree AVE. Several trees were downed and a wooden storage shed was destroyed. Two mobile homes and a RV were extensively damaged.

Tornado, Collier

When
February 6, 7:59 PM EST to 8:07 PM EST
Where
Collier County, Marco
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
25.970, -81.730

F0 touched down near 1165 Bald Eagle DR. Roof was torn off screen enclosure. Large festival tents were blown down and damaged. Several trees were downed.

Hail, Collier

When
February 6, 8:00 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
Where
Collier County, Goodland
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
25.920, -81.650

Hail reported in wake of tornado.

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 5633986, 5633987, 5633988.