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In the darkness of February 22nd 1998 a deadly cocktail of atmospheric conditions would unleash a devastating outbreak of tornadoes on the southeastern United States, hitting the state of Florida particularly hard. This outbreak of tornadoes would go on to make history as it claimed the lives of 42 and injured hundreds more. The twisters spawned in those dark hours in February would go on to be Florida’s deadliest in history. Officially referred to as the 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, those who survived it remember it as: THE NIGHT OF THE TORNADOES
This outbreak would be Floridas deadliest in history with several strong to near violent tornadoes ranging in intensity from F0, F1, F2, F3, and even one that was initially rated an F4.
Fujita Scale Explanation
F0 - Light Damage (40-72mph)
F1 - Moderate Damage (73-112mph)
F2- Considerable Damage (113-157mph)
F3 - Severe Damage (158-206mph)
F4 - Devastating Damage (207-260mph)
F5 - Incredible Damage (260-318mph)
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Sources:
weather.gov/mlb/022398
weather.gov/media/mlb/surveys/022398_overview.pdf
weather.gov/media/mlb/surveys/EastCentralFloridaTornadoOutbreakof22-23February1998.pdf
tornadotalk.com/central-florida-tornado-outbreak-february-22-23-1998
weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/cntrlfl.pdf
web.archive.org/web/20100528073258/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/?n=022398
web.archive.org/web/20140225091725/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/?n=kissimmeepics
web.archive.org/web/20020227225245/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/sep98/Chronology.htm
tornadoarchive.com/home
youtube.com/watch?v=BhTWZnciSKs&list=PLzfJLpB4-bzY3c3CljKxQvj1N2MvIFkCl&index=36&t=175s
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In the darkness of February 22nd 1998 a deadly cocktail of atmospheric conditions would unleash a devastating outbreak of tornadoes on the southeastern United States, hitting the state of Florida particularly hard. This outbreak of tornadoes would go on to make history as it claimed the lives of 42 and injured hundreds more. The twisters spawned in those dark hours in February would go on to be Florida’s deadliest in history. Officially referred to as the 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, those who survived it remember it as: THE NIGHT OF THE TORNADOES
This outbreak would be Floridas deadliest in history with several strong to near violent tornadoes ranging in intensity from F0, F1, F2, F3, and even one that was initially rated an F4.
Fujita Scale Explanation
F0 - Light Damage (40-72mph)
F1 - Moderate Damage (73-112mph)
F2- Considerable Damage (113-157mph)
F3 - Severe Damage (158-206mph)
F4 - Devastating Damage (207-260mph)
F5 - Incredible Damage (260-318mph)
Twitter: twitter.com/CeltonHenderson
Patreon: patreon.com/celtonhenderson
Sources:
weather.gov/mlb/022398
weather.gov/media/mlb/surveys/022398_overview.pdf
weather.gov/media/mlb/surveys/EastCentralFloridaTornadoOutbreakof22-23February1998.pdf
tornadotalk.com/central-florida-tornado-outbreak-february-22-23-1998
weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/cntrlfl.pdf
web.archive.org/web/20100528073258/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/?n=022398
web.archive.org/web/20140225091725/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/?n=kissimmeepics
web.archive.org/web/20020227225245/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/sep98/Chronology.htm
tornadoarchive.com/home
youtube.com/watch?v=BhTWZnciSKs&list=PLzfJLpB4-bzY3c3CljKxQvj1N2MvIFkCl&index=36&t=175s
NOT FOR BROADCAST
Contact Celton Henderson at overflowingcrucible@gmail.com for licensing inquiries.
All non-licensed clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
