Florida, 1998Tornadoes in Florida, September 24, 1998
September 24, 1998 · NWS MFL · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Tornado, Miami-Dade
- When
- September 24, 8:08 AM EST to 8:40 AM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Key Biscayne to Cutler Ridge
- Measured
- 67
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 15 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 25.670, -80.220
Radar indicated tornadic signature was indicated offshore cutler ridge embedded in a spiral band of hurricane Georges. As the TVS passed near the Fowey Rocks C-MAN wind from 080 degrees gusting to 67 knots was recorded at 0813 pm est. The waterspout continued moving to the southwest and moved onshore near Old Cutler Road and SW 184th st. Most of the resulting damaged was downed powerlines and trees. Some damage was done to homes and automobiles as a result of the downed trees.
Tornado, Miami-Dade
- When
- September 24, 9:10 AM EST to 9:20 AM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Miami Lake
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 25.920, -80.300
Radar indicated tornadic signature was indicated over Bal Harbour embedded in spiral band of hurricane Georges prior to touchdown. Most of the resulting damage was downed powerlines and trees. Some damage occurred to homes and automobiles due to fallen trees.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hurricane and Storm Surge in Florida, September 24 to 25, 1998$270 million · 5 events
- High Wind in Alaska, September 24 to 25, 199855 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail in Colorado, September 24, 19981 in hail · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Maine, September 24, 19981 event
- Waterspout in Florida, September 24, 19981 event
- Tropical Storm in Florida, September 24 to 25, 19981 event
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: 5672865, 5672945.