Funnel Cloud, Monroe
- When
- October 14, 11:31 AM EST to 11:41 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 4 mi W of Key West Intl Arpt
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Clouds and Waterspout in Florida, October 14, 1998
2 funnel cloud, 1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:32 UTC.
Event by event
2 funnel cloud, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Monroe
- When
- October 14, 11:31 AM EST to 11:41 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 8 mi W of Key West Intl Arpt
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- October 14, 12:05 PM EST to 12:37 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 6 mi W of Key West Intl Arpt
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Iowa, October 14, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in New York, October 14, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, October 14, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Iowa, October 14, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Connecticut, October 14, 1998
- Flood in Puerto Rico, October 14, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, October 14, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, October 14, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, October 14, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, October 14, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, October 14, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, October 14, 1998
More
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, October 1998
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: 5672851, 5672852, 5672853.