Florida, 1998

Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 28, 1998

July 28, 1998 · NWS MLB · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
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.

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Volusia

When
July 28, 2:50 PM EST
Where
Volusia County, Port Orange
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.130, -80.980

An F0 tornado touched down in a mobile community near Port Orange damaging 33 mobile homes and producing severe damage to two. The tornado also blew down trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia

When
July 28, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Volusia County, New Smyrna Beach
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
29.020, -80.930

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in New Smyrna Beach.

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.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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: 5663581, 5663582.