Florida, 1998Damaging Winds in Florida, July 3, 1998
July 3, 1998 · NWS JAX · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $31,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Johns
- When
- July 3, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- St. Johns County, Hastings
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.720, -81.520
Six homes with roof damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 3, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, East Palatka
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -81.600
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 3, 6:34 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, Penney Farms
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 29.980, -81.820
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 3, 6:34 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Palatka
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -81.630
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 3, 19981 death · $15,000 · 1 event
- Heat in Texas, July 3, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Washington, July 3 to 31, 1998$925,000 · 1.75 in hail · 25 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 3 to 19, 1998$146,000 · 1.75 in hail · 43 events
- Flash Flooding in Montana, July 3, 1998$200,000 · 2 events
- Tornado in Montana, July 3, 1998$28,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 3 to 4, 1998$51,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 3 to 4, 1998$60,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 3, 1998$65,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 3, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 3, 19982 injured · 50 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 3, 19982 injured · 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: 5662747, 5662744, 5662745, 5662746.