Florida, 1998Tornado in Florida, September 5, 1998
September 5, 1998 · NWS MFL · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Funnel Cloud, Miami-Dade
- When
- September 5, 12:20 PM EST to 12:40 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Miami
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud first reported near NW 18 St. between 2nd Ct. and 3rd Ave.
Tornado, Miami-Dade
- When
- September 5, 12:40 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Miami Shrs
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 25.870, -80.200
F0 tornado had brief touchdown at NE 94th St. and N Miami Ave. Power lines and some trees were downed.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Utah, September 5, 19981 death · $3,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Utah, September 5, 1998$82,000 · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 5, 19981 injured · 1 event
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 5, 1998$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 5, 199852 kt wind · 3 events
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, September 5, 19981 event
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 5, 19981 event
- Waterspout in Florida, September 5, 19981 event
- Flood in Arizona, September 5, 19981 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 5, 1998$2,000 · 1 event
- Heat in Alabama, September 5, 19981 event
- Tornado in Nevada, September 5, 1998F0 · 1 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: 5667587, 5667588.