Florida, 1998Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 9, 1998
March 9, 1998 · NWS MLB · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 10
- Property damage
- $8.7 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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, Osceola
- When
- March 9, 1:50 AM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Kissimmee
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -81.400
A category F2 tornado touched down briefly in the western part of Kissimmee producing minor damage to about 40 mobile homes. Most of the damage was to carports and awnings.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- March 9, 2:20 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Cocoa Beach
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 28.320, -80.600
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged the roof of a high school building in Cocoa Beach.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- March 9, 2:29 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Patrick Afb
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 28.230, -80.600
Thunderstorm winds blew down traffic signals and produced a gust to 74 mph at Patrick AFB.
Tornado, Okeechobee
- When
- March 9, 3:20 AM EST
- Where
- Okeechobee County, Okeechobee to 2 mi E of Okeechobee
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 10 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $5.4 million
- Coordinates
- 27.230, -80.850
An F1 tornado touched down along the north shore of Lake Okeechobee near Highway 441. The tornado moved northeast though Okeechobee damaging six businesses and nine homes. Thirteen mobile homes and recreational vehicles were destroyed. About 100 others were damaged. Ten people were injured. Two required hospitalization.
Tornado, St. Lucie
- When
- March 9, 3:48 AM EST
- Where
- St. Lucie County, 1 mi N of Ft Pierce
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $3.2 million
- Coordinates
- 27.470, -80.330
An F1 tornado touched down at the St. Lucie County Fair grounds destroying 20 amusement park rides, bleachers, and out buildings. The tornado then moved northeast toward the St. Lucie County Airport where it overturned 8 planes and destroyed a hanger. No one was injured.
- 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.
- 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
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 19981 injured · $900,000 · F1 · 2 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: 5640125, 5640230, 5640231, 5640232, 5640233.