Florida, 1998Funnel Clouds and Waterspout in Florida, July 18, 1998
July 18, 1998 · NWS MFL · 3 events in 1 county or zone
2 funnel cloud, 1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Funnel Cloud, Miami-Dade
- When
- July 18, 8:10 AM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Miami Beach
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud observed by Beach Patrol offshore 80th St.
Waterspout, Miami-Dade
- When
- July 18, 8:21 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Miami Beach
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout observed about one and one half miles offshore 100th St.
Funnel Cloud, Miami-Dade
- When
- July 18, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Miami
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel reported by Miami International Airport tower personnel 12nm east northeast of KMIA.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 22, 1998137 injured · 7 events
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 22, 199819 injured · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 18, 1998$325,000 · F1 · 24 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18, 1998$240,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998$200,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 18, 1998$200,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 18 to 19, 1998$175,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 18, 1998$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 21, 19983 injured · 11 events
- Flood in Florida, July 18, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 18, 1998$50,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 18, 1998$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5655103, 5655104, 5655105.