![]() Tracks of all the tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Georges | |
Type | Tornado outbreak |
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Duration | September 24–30, 1998 |
Tornadoes confirmed | 47 |
Max. rating1 | F2 tornado |
Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 5 days, 21 hours, 52 minutes |
Fatalities | None reported |
Damage | $9 million (1998 USD) $16.2 million (2023 USD) |
Areas affected | Alabama, Georgia, Florida |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
The 1998 Hurricane Georges tornado outbreak was a six-day tornado outbreak associated with the passage of Hurricane Georges in the Southeast United States. Most of the tornadoes produced by the storm formed in the outer bands of the storm and were relatively weak; however, one F2 tornado touched down in Florida. The outbreak produced 47 tornadoes—20 in Alabama, 17 in Florida and 10 in Georgia—and was the most extensive tornado event in Florida history, with touchdowns reported the entire length of the state. [1]
On September 22, as Hurricane Georges was still over Hispaniola, the National Hurricane Center warned that there was the possibility of isolated tornadoes in the outer bands of the storm. [2] The first tornado, rated F0 touched down in Miami-Dade County around 8:08 am EDT on September 24. A second F0 touched down roughly an hour later in the county. The first tornado watch associated with the hurricane was issued at 6:00 am EDT on September 25 for south-central Florida and remained in effect for 24 hours. [1] Over the following three days, a tornado watch was constantly in effect for some part of Florida as Georges slowly moved parallel to the state. [3] During the afternoon of September 25, a new watch was issued to encompass Sarasota and Manatee counties. [4] By September 26, nearly every county south Marion County had been placed under a tornado watch. [5]
As Georges was not forecast to impact the coastline of Georgia, the National Hurricane Center did not issue any tropical storm watches or warnings; however after weakening to a tropical storm, the system tracked through the state, [6] prompting the National Weather Service to issue tornado watches and tornado Warnings for parts of the region. [7] Due to the slow motion of the storm, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) issued flash flood watches for central and southwestern portions of the state on September 29. The first tornado watch in the state associated with Georges was issued for the same areas. [8] The next day, the flash flood watch was expanded to include all areas of the state except the northwest region. [9]
FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, September 24, 1998 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (EDT) | Path length | Damage |
Florida | ||||||
F0 | Key Biscayne to Cutler Ridge | Miami-Dade | 25°40′N80°13′W / 25.667°N 80.217°W | 0808 | 15 miles (24 km) | The first tornado associated with Hurricane Georges in the United States formed as a waterspout along the eastern coast of Florida near Key Biscayne. The waterspout moved onshore several minutes after touching down; the NEXRAD doppler weather radar indicated winds up to 77 mph (124 km/h) around 8:13 am EDT. The tornado crossed bodies of water several times along its 15 mi (24 km). Damage from the tornado was mostly confined to downed trees and power lines; however, some homes were damaged by the fallen trees. Damages from the tornado amounted to $50,000. [10] |
F0 | Miami Lakes area | Miami-Dade | 25°55′N80°18′W / 25.917°N 80.300°W | 0910 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | Roughly an hour after the first tornado, another touched down near Miami Lakes, downing trees and power lines before lifting ten minutes later. The tornado remained nearly stationary for its whole life. Damages from the tornado, caused by fallen trees, amounted to $30,000. [11] |
List of reported tornadoes - Friday, September 25, 1998 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (EDT) | Path length | Damage |
Florida | ||||||
F0 | S of Winter Haven | Polk | 27°59′N81°43′W / 27.983°N 81.717°W | 1000 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A small rope tornado touched down in a mainly wooded area of Polk County. Along its 1 mi (1.6 km) path, a few buildings sustained minor damage, such as losing awnings or being struck by fallen tree limbs. Damages from the tornado amounted to $5,000. [12] |
F0 | NW of Lakeland | Polk | 28°06′N82°02′W / 28.100°N 82.033°W | 1030 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | The second tornado to touch down in Polk County was another short-lived tornado. Along its path, two barns were damaged, a trailer was blown off its foundation and several trees were downed. Damages from the tornado amounted to $40,000. [13] |
F1 | Sebastian area | Indian River | 27°49′N80°28′W / 27.817°N 80.467°W | 1050 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A waterspout moved onshore near Sebastian, downing several trees before reaching F1 intensity and severely damaging a factory. Damages from the tornado amounted to $700,000, mainly from the factory. [14] |
F0 | NW of Tampa | Hillsborough | 28°07′N82°37′W / 28.117°N 82.617°W | 1105 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A small tornado touched down on a road before lifting seconds later. [15] |
F0 | Hudson area | Pasco | 28°22′N82°42′W / 28.367°N 82.700°W | 1132 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A brief tornado downed several trees in Hudson before lifting. Damages from the tornado amounted to $1,000. [16] |
F0 | E of Punta Gorda | Charlotte | 26°56′N82°00′W / 26.933°N 82.000°W | 1325 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | A rope tornado sporadically touched down along a 5 mi (8.0 km) path through Charlotte County. A few large trees were toppled and damaged from the tornado amounted to $1,000. [17] |
F0 | SSE of Arcadia | DeSoto | 27°11′N81°51′W / 27.183°N 81.850°W | 1350 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | A small tornado downed several trees along its 6 mi (9.7 km) path, leaving $5,000 in damages. [18] |
On September 26, Hurricane Georges produced no known tornadoes as it moved away from the Florida coastline and into the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. [6]
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, September 27, 1998 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (EDT) | Path length | Damage |
Alabama | ||||||
F0 | N of Loxley | Baldwin | 30°40′N87°45′W / 30.667°N 87.750°W | 1755 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A brief tornado, the first in Alabama in relation to Georges, touched down near Interstate 10, downing trees and power lines before lifting. Damages from the tornado amounted to $3,000. [19] |
Florida | ||||||
F1 | Shalimar area | Okaloosa | 30°26′N86°35′W / 30.433°N 86.583°W | 2110 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief F1 tornado caused significant damage to several homes in Shalimar before lifting. [20] A parking garage collapsed due to the tornado, destroying 10 cars. [21] No one was injured during the event and losses amounted to $300,000. [20] |
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, September 28, 1998 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (EDT) | Path length | Damage |
Alabama | ||||||
F0 | SW of Opp | Covington | 30°40′N87°45′W / 30.667°N 87.750°W | 0805 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A brief tornado downed trees and power lines, causing $5,000 in damages. [22] |
F0 | Antioch area | Covington | 31°21′N86°25′W / 31.350°N 86.417°W | 0845 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in the Antioch community. Three homes sustained damage before the tornado dissipated. Damages from the tornado amounted to $25,000. [23] |
F1 | SW of Troy | Pike, Crenshaw | 31°38′N86°10′W / 31.633°N 86.167°W | 1357 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A short-lived tornado tracked through Pike and Crenshaw Counties, causing moderate damage, mainly to trees and power lines. A trailer was destroyed in Crenshaw County. Damages from the tornado amounted to $80,000. [24] [25] |
F1 | Patsburg area | Crenshaw | 31°47′N86°14′W / 31.783°N 86.233°W | 1405 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in the town of Patsburg, destroying a business and severely damaging two homes. Several horses were injured and damages from the tornado amounted to $100,000. [26] |
F0 | SE of Troy | Pike | 31°38′N85°46′W / 31.633°N 85.767°W | 1406 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | An F0 tornado touched down in southeastern Pike County and downed several trees. Damages from the tornado amounted to $6,000. [27] |
F1 | Luverne area | Crenshaw | 31°43′N86°16′W / 31.717°N 86.267°W | 1410 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in Luverne and destroyed a barn. Several brick homes also sustained damage before the tornado dissipated. Damages from the tornado amounted to $50,000. [28] |
F1 | Petrey area | Crenshaw | 31°51′N86°12′W / 31.850°N 86.200°W | 1410 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in the community of Petrey, causing severe damage to three homes. Damages from the tornado amounted to $50,000. [29] |
F0 | ESE of Troy | Pike | 31°43′N85°45′W / 31.717°N 85.750°W | 1418 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | An F0 tornado tracked for 6 mi (9.7 km) across eastern Pike County, uprooting several trees. Damages from the tornado amounted to $7,000. [30] |
F0 | Letohatchee area | Lowndes | 32°08′N86°30′W / 32.133°N 86.500°W | 1447 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | A northwestward moving tornado touched down near Letohatchee, destroying a mobile home and damaging several others. Damages from the tornado amounted to $50,000. [31] |
F0 | SSW of Union Springs | Bullock | 32°00′N85°47′W / 32.000°N 85.783°W | 1453 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | An F0 tornado touched down near Hall's Crossroads and destroyed a church. Several homes were damaged and numerous trees were uprooted. Damages from the tornado amounted to $80,000. [32] |
F0 | S of Union Springs | Bullock | 32°04′N85°43′W / 32.067°N 85.717°W | 1544 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | A short-lived tornado caused minor damage to an egg farm and downed several trees and power lines. Damages from the tornado amounted to $19,000. [33] |
F0 | Ozark area | Dale | 31°27′N85°39′W / 31.450°N 85.650°W | 1630 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A brief tornado touched down in Ozark, uprooting several trees and power lines. Damages from the tornado amounted to $25,000. [34] |
F0 | NE of Wetumpka | Elmore | 32°34′N86°11′W / 32.567°N 86.183°W | 1719 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A short-lived tornado touched down near Wetumpka and caused minor damage, mainly to trees and power lines and one business was damaged. Damages from the tornado amounted to $18,000. [35] |
F0 | W of Phenix City | Russell, Lee | 32°28′N85°12′W / 32.467°N 85.200°W | 1726 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A brief tornado touched down near the Russell-Lee County border. The tornado tracked for a total of 3 mi (4.8 km) through the two counties, causing $2,000 in damages. [36] [37] |
F0 | Newville area | Henry | 31°25′N85°20′W / 31.417°N 85.333°W | 2000 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief F0 tornado touched down in Newville, damaging a barn and home before lifting. Damages from the tornado amounted to $75,000. [38] |
F0 | Echo area | Dale | 31°29′N85°28′W / 31.483°N 85.467°W | 2035 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A tornado briefly touched down near the Dale-Henry County line before lifting. A pump house was destroyed, leaving $125,000 in damages. [39] |
Florida | ||||||
F0 | DeFuniak Springs area | Walton | 30°34′N86°07′W / 30.567°N 86.117°W | 0845 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in DeFuniak Springs. A home had its roof torn off as well as a nearby shed. A pump house also sustained significant damage. Damages from the tornado amounted to $50,000. [40] |
F1 | Panama City area | Bay | 30°12′N85°39′W / 30.200°N 85.650°W | 1245 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Just off the coast of Panama City, a waterspout formed and moved onshore in the Bid A Wee subdivision. The F1 tornado tracked for 2 mi (3.2 km) before dissipating. Throughout its path, five homes were destroyed and 18 others were damaged. Losses from the tornado reached $250,000. [21] [41] |
F0 | Fort Walton Beach area | Okaloosa | 30°22′N86°40′W / 30.367°N 86.667°W | 2110 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | A short-lived tornado made several touchdowns along a 4 mi (6.4 km) path through Okaloosa County causing roof and tree damage. Damages from the tornado amounted to $10,000. [42] |
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, September 29, 1998 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (EDT) | Path length | Damage |
Alabama | ||||||
F1 | Samson area | Geneva | 31°07′N86°03′W / 31.117°N 86.050°W | 0230 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in Samson and lifted a mobile home 50 ft (15 m) off the ground before destroying it. The three occupants of the mobile home sustained minor injuries. Damages from the tornado amounted to $100,000. [43] |
F1 | Enterprise area | Coffee | 31°19′N85°51′W / 31.317°N 85.850°W | 0240 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in Enterprise, causing severe damage to Camp Wiregrass and a few homes. Numerous residences in the city were left without power after numerous power lines were downed. Damages from the tornado amounted to $1.5 million. [44] |
F1 | New Brockton area | Coffee | 31°23′N85°56′W / 31.383°N 85.933°W | 0245 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in New Brockton, severely damaging several chicken houses before lifting. Damages from the tornado amounted to $500,000. [45] |
F1 | Geneva area | Geneva | 31°02′N85°53′W / 31.033°N 85.883°W | 0245 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A short-lived tornado made several touchdowns along a 3 mi (4.8 km) path, damaging trees and a church before dissipating. Damages from the tornado amounted to $50,000. [46] |
Georgia | ||||||
F1 | Camilla area | Mitchell | 31°14′N84°12′W / 31.233°N 84.200°W | 0505 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A short-lived tornado touched down in Camila, damaging a home and farm machinery. Numerous trees were uprooted or destroyed along its path. One man was injured after his truck was tossed off the road. Damages from the tornado amounted to $500,000. [47] |
F1 | E of Cuthbert | Randolph | 31°46′N84°46′W / 31.767°N 84.767°W | 1300 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado destroyed a manufacturing plant; one employee was injured after being struck by debris. Damages from the tornado amounted to $500,000. [48] |
F1 | Coolidge area | Thomas | 31°01′N83°51′W / 31.017°N 83.850°W | 1440 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down near Coolidge, destroying a poultry farm, killing the 45,000 chickens housed there and damaged two other structures. Damages from the tornado amounted to $450,000. [49] |
F1 | Autreyville area | Colquitt | 31°04′N83°46′W / 31.067°N 83.767°W | 1515 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A brief tornado touched down near Autreyville, destroying a mobile home and tossing another into a ditch, injuring one person. A chicken farm was also destroyed and another sustained damage. Damages from the tornado amounted to $550,000. [50] |
F1 | DeSoto area | Sumter | 31°57′N84°04′W / 31.950°N 84.067°W | 1530 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A brief tornado touched down in Desoto, destroyed one home and seven mobile homes. Numerous other structure were damaged by the tornado and hundreds of trees were uprooted. Twelve people were also injured. Damages from the tornado amounted to $200,000. [51] |
F1 | Isabella area | Worth | 31°34′N83°51′W / 31.567°N 83.850°W | 1600 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | An F1 tornado briefly touched down in the Boy Scout Camp Osborn, causing severe damage to structures and uprooted over 1,000 trees. Damages from the tornado amounted to $300,000. [52] |
F1 | SE of DeSoto | Sumter | 31°55′N84°02′W / 31.917°N 84.033°W | 1635 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A brief tornado touched down to the southeast of DeSoto, destroying several mobile homes and damaging other structures. Ten people were injured by the tornado and damages amounted to $200,000. [53] |
F0 | Andersonville area | Sumter | 32°12′N84°08′W / 32.200°N 84.133°W | 1710 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | A brief tornado, spawned by the same storm that produced the second DeSoto tornado 35 minutes earlier, touched down near Andersonville, severely damaging a pecan grove. Damages from the tornado amounted to $20,000. [54] |
F0 | Bainbridge area | Sumter | 30°54′N84°34′W / 30.900°N 84.567°W | 1730 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down near Bainbridge, downing trees and power lines before lifting. Damages from the tornado amounted to $50,000. [55] |
F1 | E of Colquitt | Miller | 31°10′N84°32′W / 31.167°N 84.533°W | 1930 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A short-lived tornado destroyed a trailer, critically injuring two of the occupants. Traveling north, several other structures were damaged. Damages from the tornado amounted to $750,000. [56] |
Florida | ||||||
F1 | Westbay area | Bay | 30°17′N85°52′W / 30.283°N 85.867°W | 0915 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A short-lived tornado touched down in Westbay, damaging a church and injuring one person before lifting. Damages from the tornado amounted to $125,000. [57] |
F0 | Hopewell area | Madison | 30°23′N83°26′W / 30.383°N 83.433°W | 1900 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down in Hopewell, damaging a convenience store before dissipating. Damages from the tornado amounted to $25,000. [58] |
F2 | W of Live Oak | Suwannee | 30°18′N83°06′W / 30.300°N 83.100°W | 2330 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | The strongest tornado spawned by Georges touched down in Suwannee County. [59] The 500 ft (150 m) wide tornado cut a path of damage through a residential area just outside Live Oak around 11:30 am EDT. One mobile home was completely destroyed and debris from the structure was tossed up to 1 mi (1.6 km) away. [60] Seven homes and 12 cars were destroyed while five other structures were damaged throughout the tornado's path. [59] [60] Residents in the town were caught by surprise as the tornado struck while they were sleeping. One of the survivors reported that the first thing she remembered was waking up in a field about 100 ft (30 m) from her home. Several other people were also thrown from their homes by the tornado. [61] In all, five people were hurt during the event, two of which sustained critical injuries. [59] According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, losses in the area exceeded $1 million, qualifying Suwannee County as a major federal disaster area, allowing for governmental aid to be sent. [62] |
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, September 30, 1998 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (EDT) | Path length | Damage |
Florida | ||||||
F0 | Fletcher area | Dixie | 29°45′N82°59′W / 29.750°N 82.983°W | 0600 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A brief tornado touched down near Fletcher, destroying two mobile homes and uprooting several trees before dissipating. Damages from the tornado amounted to $100,000. [63] |
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Tropical Storm Fay was a strong and unusual tropical storm that moved erratically across the state of Florida and the Caribbean Sea. The sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Fay formed from a vigorous tropical wave on August 15 over the Dominican Republic. It passed over the island of Hispaniola, into the Gulf of Gonâve, across the island of Cuba, and made landfall on the Florida Keys late in the afternoon of August 18 before veering into the Gulf of Mexico. It again made landfall near Naples, Florida, in the early hours of August 19 and progressed northeast through the Florida peninsula, emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Melbourne on August 20. Extensive flooding took place in parts of Florida as a result of its slow movement. On August 21, it made landfall again near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, moving due west across the Panhandle, crossing Gainesville and Panama City, Florida. As it zigzagged from water to land, it became the first storm in recorded history to make landfall in Florida four times. Thirty-six deaths were blamed on Fay. The storm also resulted in one of the most prolific tropical cyclone related tornado outbreaks on record. A total of 81 tornadoes touched down across five states, three of which were rated as EF2. Damage from Fay was heavy, estimated at $560 million.
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The effects of Hurricane Jeanne in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States included two fatalities and $530 million in damage. Originating from a tropical wave off the coast of Africa in early September 2004, Hurricane Jeanne tracked through the Leeward Islands and Hispaniola for several days, resulting in extensive damage and an immense loss of life. After completing a clockwise loop between September 22 and 24, the storm intensified into a major hurricane before striking the Bahamas and Florida. Substantially weaker, the system turned northeastward over Georgia before affecting Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; all of those states are in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. By the evening of September 26, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center took over responsibility of monitoring the former hurricane over Virginia.
From August 18–27, 2008, Tropical Storm Fay produced 50 tornadoes as it meandered across the Southeastern United States.
A destructive outbreak of 14 tornadoes hit the Southeast. Seven of the 14 tornadoes were significant (F2+) and multiple populated areas were struck. Overall, the outbreak injured 11 and caused $460,030 in damage.
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