Damaging Wind in Florida, May 14, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Florida, May 14, 1999
Start: 1999-05-14T17:41
End: 1999-05-14T17:55
Location: Florida

May 14, 1999 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
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.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: May 14, 5:41 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, Tampa to 18 mi SE of Tampa
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 27.800, -82.250

Hillsborough county sheriffs department and WFLA-TV of Tampa reported that thunderstorm winds produced a widely scattered damage swath from Boyette and Hobson-Simmons Roads to State Road 39 in rural southeast Hillsborough county.A barn roof was removed, a few sheds were rolled and four large trees were toppled along Hobson-Simmons Road while power lines and a few large trees were downed along the 16000 block of Boyette Road by thunderstorm winds. A mobile home had most of its roof removed along State Road 39 near Wendel Avenue while several large trees were downed along Nickols Road by thunderstorm wind.

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5696848.