Florida, 1998

Waterspouts in Florida, June 8, 1998

June 8, 1998 · NWS MFL · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 waterspout, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

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.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:31 UTC.

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Event by event

2 waterspout, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Monroe

When
June 8, 7:30 AM EST to 7:45 AM EST
Where
Monroe County, Key West
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Weather observer sighted waterspout 2nm north of Key West International Airport. Movement was toward the west at 7 MPH.

Funnel Cloud, Monroe

When
June 8, 11:23 AM EST
Where
Monroe County, Key West
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Weather observer sighted funnel cloud 5nm northwest of Key West International Airport.

Waterspout, Broward

When
June 8, 4:44 PM EST to 4:50 PM EST
Where
Broward County, Ft Lauderdale
Reported by
AIRPLANE PILOT
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Pilot reported waterspout 5nm east of Dania.

What these are

Waterspout
A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5655700, 5655701, 5655702.