F3 Tornado — Orange, Florida
1998-02-22 to 1998-02-23 · near Winter Garden, Orange, Florida
3
Direct deaths
70
Injuries
$15.0M
Property damage
14.0 mi
Path length
200 yds
Path width
Event narrative
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. The tornado moved through Winter Garden between 11:47 pm and 11:55 pm destroying a mobile home community in Winter Garden. There were three fatalities and 70 injuries. Five hundred structures were either damaged or destroyed.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5643841. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.