Florida, 1998Waterspouts in Florida, July 26, 1998
July 26, 1998 · NWS MFL · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 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
- 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.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- July 26, 12:09 PM EST to 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Key West Intl Arpt
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout observed 3nm west of KEYW with little movement noted.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- July 26, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Big Pine Key
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two waterspouts were observed over Florida Bay.
- 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 Oregon, July 26 to 28, 19981 death · 1 event
- Heat in Texas, July 26, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flooding in Missouri, July 26 to 30, 1998$8.5 million · 10 events
- Flash Flood in Kansas, July 26, 1998$750,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 26, 1998$600,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 1998$650,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 26, 1998$355,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 19983 injured · $120,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 26, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 26, 1998$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 26, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 26, 19981.75 in hail · 7 events
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: 5655272, 5655273.