Florida, 1998Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998
March 9, 1998 · NWS MFL · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $900,000
- 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.
Tornado, Collier
- When
- March 9, 3:10 AM EST to 3:25 AM EST
- Where
- Collier County, Naples to Naples Muni Arpt
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $800,000
- Coordinates
- 26.130, -81.800
At 310 est tornado touched down near gordon dr/21st ave and broke a half dozen trees in Port Royal. The tornado skipped across Naples Bay before destroying 10 pool cages in Royal Harbor. the tornado moved through Naples Land-Yacht Harbor destroying 6 and damaging another 30 mobile homes. A 17 foot fishing boat was tossed up on the dock. The tornado moved through the Palm Lake park on Becca ave blowing out three carports. the path continued northeast crossing Bayshore dr near U.S. 41 decimating one garage and 3 carports and damaging 9 mobile homes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Collier
- When
- March 9, 3:50 AM EST to 4:05 AM EST
- Where
- Collier County, Immokalee
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 26.420, -81.420
At Immokalee Regional Airport one aircraft destroyed and 3 aircraft damaged. A metal building was also damaged. One quarter mile away a feed and supply store reported roof damage.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 9, 199810 injured · $8.7 million · F1 · 5 events
- Tornado in Florida, March 9, 19984 injured · $2.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Cold in Michigan, March 9, 19981 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 9, 1998$1.5 million · F1 · 4 events
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 9, 1998$512,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, March 9, 1998$100,000 · 27 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1998$100,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 9, 19983 injured · $90,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998$150,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998$80,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1998$75,000 · 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: 5638039, 5638040.