Florida, 1998

Tornado in Florida, February 6, 1998

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

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 Miami radar (KAMX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Palm Beach

When
February 6, 9:35 PM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where
Palm Beach County, Delray Beach
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
25 yd
Coordinates
26.470, -80.070

Reported by Florida Highway Patrol crossing I95 at Linton BLVD. Uprooted 10 feet in diameter Ficus trees and downed power lines. Tipped over a tractor trailer.

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.

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: 5634107.