Storm reports for February 22, 1998

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On February 22, 1998, 30 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lafayette County, FL. Tornadoes killed 42.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $107 million in property damage, 259 injuries and 42 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (66 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Osceola County, FL (near Intercession City) · Tornado F3 · $50 million · 25 deaths · 145 injuries
  “The deadliest tornado of the outbreak was a category F3 that touched down initially one mile south of Intercession City. The tornado moved northeast at 45 mph and ripped through the town of Kissimmee killing 25 people.”
• Seminole County, FL (near Longwood) · Tornado F3 · $30 million · 12 deaths · 36 injuries
  “The Seminole County category F3 tornado was produced by the same supercell that produced the Winter Garden tornado. It initially set down near Longwood and moved northeast at 45 mph.”
• Orange County, FL (near Winter Garden) · Tornado F3 · $15 million · 3 deaths · 70 injuries
  “The Lake County tornado moved into Orange County about 5 miles southwest of Winter Garden moving northeast at 45 mph. It rapidly intensified to a category F3 tornado with estimated winds near 200 mph.”
• Volusia County, FL (near Daytona Beach) · Tornado F2 · $4 million · 1 death · 3 injuries
  “The first tornado in a major tornado outbreak set down along Route 92 about 5 miles southwest of Daytona Beach. The category F2 tornado moved about 8 miles to the northeast passing over the junction of Interstate 95 and Interstate 4 and finally lifted in the south part of Daytona Beach west of the…”
• Volusia County, FL (near Osteen) · Tornado F3 · $1 million · 1 death
  “The Sanford tornado crossed into Volusia County near Highway 46 and the St. Johns River where it killed a 53 year old man in a recreational vehicle at a fish camp. The tornado continued northeast for 2 miles and dissipated in a rural part of south Volusia County.”
• Orange County, FL (near (Mco)Orlando Intl Ar) · Tornado F3 · $5 million · 5 injuries
  “The Kissimmee tornado moved into Orange County southeast of Orlando International Airport as a category F3. The tornado affected rural swampy areas, striking few structures except for lakeside neighborhoods on the shores of Lake Hart and Lake Mary Jane. The tornado lifted as it approached the St.”

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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