Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- September 2, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Palatka
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -81.630
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Damaging Winds in Florida, September 2, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:36 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gilchrist
- When
- September 2, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gilchrist County, Trenton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.620, -82.820
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua
- When
- September 2, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Alachua County, Gainesville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -82.320
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- September 2, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Ocala
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.180, -82.130
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
What these are
- 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
- Hurricane in Florida, September 2 to 3, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, September 2, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 2 to 3, 1998
- Tornadoes in Florida, September 2 to 30, 1998
- Tropical Storm in Alabama, September 2 to 3, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in California, September 2, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, September 2, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, September 2, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, September 2, 1998
- Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 2, 1998
More
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 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: 5664115, 5664116, 5664113, 5664114.