Central Florida: 20 years after the deadliest tornado outbreak

It's been 20 years since the deadliest tornado outbreak in Central Florida's History. The 1998 tornados left 42 people dead, over 200 injured and thousands of structures damaged.

As technology as advanced there are many more ways of receiving weather alerts today, but also there are over 1.5 million more residents in the area.

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In 1998 the population in Central Florida was just over 3 million. Fast forward to 2017, Central Florida's population reached over 4.75 million and counting.

Here are some videos of this terrible event in Florida's history, then and now:

1998: Deadliest tornado outbreak in Central Florida 42 people dead, over 260 injured

Tornado alerts: 1998 vs. today Limited resources back then. It's crucial to have at least 3 ways of receiving weather alerts

Video: ?€˜A war zone:?€™ Central Florida remembers deadly 1998 tornadoes Thursday marked a very important day in Florida history.

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