Hail, Orange
- When
- May 4, 1:07 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 5 mi SW of Orlando
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.500, -81.420
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 4, 1998
8 hail, 3 waterspout, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 Melbourne radar (KMLB), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:05 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 3 waterspout, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Osceola
- When
- May 4, 1:12 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Kissimmee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -81.400
Funnel Cloud, Brevard
- When
- May 4, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Cocoa
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A funnel cloud was reported by local police in Cocoa.
Hail, Osceola
- When
- May 4, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Deer Park
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.080, -80.900
Hail, Brevard
- When
- May 4, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, 9 mi W of Melbourne
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.080, -80.750
One inch diameter hail was also reported in Melbourne.
Hail, Brevard
- When
- May 4, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Palm Bay
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.030, -80.580
Waterspout, Brevard
- When
- May 4, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, 8 mi E of Cape Canaveral
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms in the off shore waters produced eight waterspouts in a short period of time.
Hail, Brevard
- When
- May 4, 2:47 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Grant
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.930, -80.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- May 4, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Micco
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 27.880, -80.500
Thunderstorm winds destroyed carports on two mobile homes.
Hail, Brevard
- When
- May 4, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Palm Bay
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.030, -80.580
Waterspout, Indian River
- When
- May 4, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Indian River County, 2 mi E of Sebastian
- Coordinates
- 27.696, -80.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout was sighted off the coast of Sebastian Inlet.
Waterspout, St. Lucie
- When
- May 4, 3:33 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lucie County, 5 mi E of Ft Pierce
- Coordinates
- 27.381, -80.445 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout was sighted over the Indian River Lagoon near F. Pierce.
Thunderstorm Wind, Okeechobee
- When
- May 4, 3:34 PM EST
- Where
- Okeechobee County, Okeechobee
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 27.250, -80.830
Thunderstorm winds damaged carports and blew down large tree limbs.
Hail, St. Lucie
- When
- May 4, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lucie County, 8 mi S of Ft Pierce
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.330, -80.330
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in South Carolina, May 4, 1998
- Hail in North Carolina, May 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 4, 1998
More
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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: 5648626, 5648699, 5648700, 5648701, 5648702, 5648703, 5648704, 5648705, 5648706, 5648707, 5648708, 5648709, 5648710, 5648711.