Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- July 16, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 3 mi SE of Orlando
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 28.517, -81.333
A few small trees were blown down in the Wedgefield community east of Orlando.
Damaging Wind in Florida, July 16, 2000
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:13 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 16, 2000
- Heat in Louisiana, July 16, 2000
- Heat in Louisiana, July 16, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, July 16, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, July 16, 2000
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, July 16, 2000
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 16, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 16, 2000
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Florida in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2000
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: 5155914.