Storm reports for January 23, 1998

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On January 23, 1998, 1 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Brevard County, FL.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $190,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (5 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Charlotte County, FL (near Grove City) · Tornado F0 · $100,000
  “A waterspout moved onshore as a tornado and destroyed two mobile homes and damaged up to another 25 at the Indigo Mobile Home Park near State Road 775 and Grove Road.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Tampa) · Tornado F0 · $75,000
  “A tornado sporatically touched down along a nearly one mile path from Linebaugh Avenue and 18th Street N. northeast across 22nd Street N. and lifted at 112 Avenue and 27th Street N.”
• Highlands County, FL (near Avon Park) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down and blew over five to seven toppers at a recreational vehicle dealership along U.S. Highway 27 before it lifted and dissipated.”
• Sarasota County, FL (near North Port) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “A short lived tornado touched down along Kaayan Street between Price and Norlendale Boulevards and downed several power lines, snapped tree tops and blew down stop signs before it lifted and dissipated.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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