Florida, 1998

Waterspout in Florida, October 22, 1998

October 22, 1998 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Broward

When
October 22, 10:15 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where
Broward County, Ft Lauderdale
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by air traffic controllers at Fort Lauderdale Executive less than a mile offshore Oakland Park Blvd.

What these are

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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672854.