Storm reports for September 16, 2000

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On September 16, 2000, 1 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Charlotte County, FL.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (8 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lee County, FL (near Sanibel) · Tornado F1 · $2 million
  “A fast moving tornado, on the low end of the F1 scale, associated with an outer band of hurricane Gordon, touched down along East Gulf Drive, two miles east of Sanibel on Sanibel Island, and caused extensive damage to two condominium complexes, two dozen nearby homes and lanais.”
• Lee County, FL (near Sanibel) · Tornado F1 · $1 million
  “A tornado, on the high end of the F1 scale, associated with an outer band of Hurricane Gordon, touched down on the south side of Sanibel Island and rapidly moved north northwest across Periwinkle Way where it removed roofs, destroyed lanais, downed trees, power lines and large branches across the…”
• Charlotte County, FL (near Port Charlotte) · Tornado F0 · $75,000
  “A fast moving tornado, associated with an outer rainband of Hurricane Gordon, briefly touched down near the Port Charlotte Yacht Club and Public Beach near Harbor Boulevard in Port Charlotte.”
• Sarasota County, FL (near North Port) · Tornado F0 · $60,000
  “A short lived tornado, that originated in Charlotte county and was associated with an outer rainband of Hurricane Gordon, briefly touched down, snapped a few trees, downed power lines and damaged a few carports, east of the intersection of Interstate 75 and Toledo Blade Boulevard.”
• Broward County, FL (near Tamarac) · Tornado F1
  “A tornado touched down in the Everglades west of the Sawgrass Expressway. It was videotaped by a storm chaser.”
• Charlotte County, FL (near Port Charlotte) · Hail 1.00″
  “The Charlotte County Sheriffs Department reported that one of their deputies observed quarter sized hail near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Murdock Circle in Port Charlotte.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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