3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:25 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One barn sustained minor damage and a large shed was destroyed from strong thunderstorm winds.
Straight-line winds inflicted minor roof damage to a drug store. Several tree tops were snapped off, one which fell onto a vehicle. The flagpole at the National Guard Armory Post was bent horizontally.
Straight-line winds blew siding and roof off a residence at the intersection of Camp Flowers Road and Florida Highway 231 in northern Bay County. A few large pine trees were toppled. A small fire resulted from downed power lines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, January 1998
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: 5628302, 5628303, 5628304.