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Cuba–Florida tornadoes of March 16–17, 1983; 1997 Miami tornado; N. North American blizzard of 2008; T. Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024;
On February 21–23, 1998, a devastating tornado outbreak affected portions of the Southeastern United States, primarily the U.S. state of Florida. It was the deadliest tornado event in Florida history. In all, 15 tornadoes touched down, one of which was long lived and tracked for nearly 40 miles (64 km).
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Tornado damage on the east side of Marianna, Florida - some homes are missing roofs, many trees and wires down, some buildings look like this one now. This is the same storm that came ashore at ...
Third-deadliest tornado event in Florida, behind those of February 2, 2007, and February 22–23, 1998. Produced at least two long-tracked tornadoes, including one of only two F4 tornadoes in Florida history, killing 11 people. Affected major urban areas in Tampa and Greater Orlando, but crossed the entire state as well.
The 2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak [2] was a localized but devastating tornado event that took place in central Florida early on February 2, 2007. Early morning temperatures had risen well above average for the season; combined with increased moisture and a powerful jet stream, this created enough instability and wind shear for thunderstorms to rotate and spawn tornadoes.
See images of the damage left behind by three tornadoes that hit the area May 10. EF-2 tornado with 115-mph winds hits Railroad Square ... Second EF-2 tornado damages roofs at Florida A&M campus.
While most tornadoes attain winds of less than 110 miles per hour (180 km/h), are about 250 feet (80 m) across, and travel a few miles (several kilometers), the wind speeds in the most intense tornadoes can reach 300 miles per hour (480 km/h), are more than two miles (3 km) in diameter, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles (more than 100 km).