Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- March 27, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Babson Park
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 27.833, -81.533
Thunderstorm downburst winds uprooted two large palm trees in Babson Park.
Damaging Wind in Florida, March 27, 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
- $1,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 27, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 27 to 29, 2000
- Hail in Georgia, March 27, 2000
- Hail in Louisiana, March 27, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 27 to 28, 2000
- Hail in Louisiana, March 27, 2000
More
Every storm in Florida in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, March 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: 5136472.