Florida, 1998

Tornado 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

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.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Florida, 1998Warnings 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: 5667587, 5667588.