In the wee hours of Monday, February 23, 1998, tornadoes ripped across central Florida, killing 40 people in Osceola, Orange, Seminole, and Volusia Counties. Many more were injured and many homes were destroyed or damaged. The tornadoes destroyed more than 1700 buildings and damaged more than 1400.
 
For more information, check the following links:

National Weather Service, Melbourne, FL

Overview of the storms, complete with detailed radar images and photos
 

National Severe Storms Lab

Radar images and overview
 

The Tornado Project Online

Tornado facts (and myths), what to do, tornado accounts
 

Are You Safe?

Maybe not... find out how lax Florida's building codes are and what's being done about it.
 

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