Thunderstorm Wind — Hillsborough, Florida
June 21, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1K
Area
Hillsborough
Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorm winds snapped a large 500-pound, 15 inch oak branch which fell atop and killed a 71 year old female while she walked along a sidewalk near the 6300 block of State Road 39 in Plant City.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.