F1 Tornado — Okeechobee, Florida
1998-03-09 · near Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida
10
Injuries
$5.4M
Property damage
4.0 mi
Path length
100 yds
Path width
Event narrative
An F1 tornado touched down along the north shore of Lake Okeechobee near Highway 441. The tornado moved northeast though Okeechobee damaging six businesses and nine homes. Thirteen mobile homes and recreational vehicles were destroyed. About 100 others were damaged. Ten people were injured. Two required hospitalization.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5640232. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.