Damaging Wind in Florida, August 26, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Florida, August 26, 2000
Start: 2000-08-26T16:45
End: 2000-08-26T17:00
Location: Florida

August 26, 2000 · 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: $500,000
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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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: August 26, 4:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, 5 mi NNW of Plant City
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 28.083, -82.150

The broadcast media reported that thunderstorm winds produced widespread damage from near Plant City west to Thonotosassa. Thunderstorm winds destroyed two hangers and damaged eight small planes five miles north northwest of Plant City. Also, several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 301 near Hillsborough State Park. In Thonotosassa, thunderstorm winds overturned a trailer on Five Acre Road.

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: 5174994.