Hail, Osceola
- When
- May 5, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Kissimmee to 10 mi of Kissimmee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.150, -81.400
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 5, 1998
15 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:59 UTC.
Event by event
15 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Osceola
- When
- May 5, 11:18 AM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, St Cloud
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.250, -81.280
Hail, Orange
- When
- May 5, 12:12 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Lockhart
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.620, -81.430
Hail, Brevard
- When
- May 5, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Port St John
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.470, -80.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- May 5, 12:35 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Titusville Ti Co Arp
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.520, -80.800
Thunderstorm winds produced wind gusts to 70 knots turning a jet C23 jet aircraft on the tarmac.
Hail, Orange
- When
- May 5, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Maitland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.630, -81.370
Hail, Seminole
- When
- May 5, 1:16 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, Winter Spgs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 28.700, -81.300
One inch hail fell in Maitland injuring a woman. One inch hail also fell in Apopka.
Hail, Seminole
- When
- May 5, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, Geneva
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.730, -81.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- May 5, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole County, (Sfb)sanford Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.780, -81.230
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Geneva.
Hail, Lake
- When
- May 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Clermont
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.750
Hail, Okeechobee
- When
- May 5, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Okeechobee County, Okeechobee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.250, -80.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Okeechobee
- When
- May 5, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Okeechobee County, Okeechobee
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.250, -80.830
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in the town of Okeechobee.
Hail, Orange
- When
- May 5, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Ocoee
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.570, -81.530
Hail, Orange
- When
- May 5, 2:18 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Orlando
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.370
Hail, Lake
- When
- May 5, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Clermont
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.750
Hail, Martin
- When
- May 5, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Martin County, Port Mayaca
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.980, -80.600
Waterspout, Volusia
- When
- May 5, 2:33 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, 1 mi E of New Smyrna Beach
- Coordinates
- 29.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout was sighted one mile east of New Smyrna Beach.
Hail, Orange
- When
- May 5, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 1 mi E of Orlando
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.350
Hail, Martin
- When
- May 5, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Martin County, Indiantown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.020, -80.470
What these are
- 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.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in California, May 5 to 6, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 5, 1998
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 5, 1998
- Hail in Florida, May 5, 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: 5648712, 5648713, 5648716, 5648714, 5648715, 5648717, 5648718, 5648719, 5648720, 5648721, 5648722, 5648723, 5648724, 5648725, 5648726, 5648727, 5648819, 5648820, 5648821.