Florida, 1998Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 7 to 8, 1998
March 7 to 8, 1998 · NWS TAE · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Gulf
- When
- March 7, 2:02 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, Port St Joe
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.7 mi
- Path width
- 0.25 yd
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 29.820, -85.300
Waterspout came ashore two miles east of Port St. Joe Beach. Condo roof lifted off on beach side of Highway 98. Two neighboring houses and two vehicles sustained damage from flying debris. Numerous homes reported water damage in the Port St. Joe Beach, Port St. Joe, and Highland View areas.
Hail, Gulf
- When
- March 7, 2:25 PM EST to 2:31 PM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, Port St Joe
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.820, -85.300
Golfball sized hail observed at beach just west of Port St. Joe.
Hail, Bay
- When
- March 7, 3:00 PM EST to 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Mexico Beach
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -85.420
Pebble to quarter sized hail observed in Mexico Beach and along the Bay-Gulf County line.
Tornado, Gulf
- When
- March 8, 4:00 PM EST to 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, Beacon Hill
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 0.25 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 29.920, -85.380
Waterspout came ashore at Sun Ray Court in Beacon Hill. A carport was destroyed and numerous roofs were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wakulla
- When
- March 8, 5:14 PM EST
- Where
- Wakulla County, Shell Pt
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.050, -84.300
72 mph wind gust recorded at the Shell Point Sailboard Club.
Hail, Gadsden
- When
- March 8, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gadsden County, Chattahoochee
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -84.830
Quarter sized hail in Chattahoochee.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, March 7 to 8, 19981 death · $2.0 million · 41 events
- Blizzard in Kansas, March 7 to 8, 19981 death · 9 injured · $150,000 · 20 events
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, March 7, 19981 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 7 to 30, 1998$319,000 · F1 · 67 events
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, March 7, 1998$2.6 million · 2 events
- Hail in Mississippi, March 7, 1998$350,000 · 1.75 in hail · 14 events
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 7 to 12, 1998$300,000 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 7, 1998$275,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 7 to 12, 1998$100,000 · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 1998$180,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 7, 1998$125,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 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: 5632152, 5632151, 5632154, 5632153, 5632149, 5632150.