Storm reports for September 20, 2000

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On September 20, 2000, 5 hail, 190 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Bartholomew County, IN. Tornadoes killed 1.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $19.6 million in property damage, $175,000 in crop damage, 106 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (201 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Greene County, OH (near Xenia) · Tornado F4 · $15 million · 1 death · 100 injuries
  “A violent tornado that moved at 65 mph hit the town of Xenia for the second time in 26 years damaging some of the same areas that were hit in 1974. Along the path of the tornado, around 250 homes were either damaged or destroyed, over 40 businesses were damaged or destroyed including the local Wal…”
• Delaware County, OH (near Harlem) · Tornado F2 · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “A tornado touched down in the southeastern part of the county, along Harlem road and then raced rapidly eastward to the Licking county line. Two high tension power line towers were bent over and 14 houses were either damaged or destroyed.”
• Huron County, OH (near Monroeville) · Tornado F2 · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down north of Monroeville along State Route 99 near Mead Road. The tornado traveled east for 2.5 miles along State Route 113 and dissipated in Erie County near the corner of Higbee and Livengood Roads.”
• Licking County, OH (near Johnstown) · Tornado F2 · $1 million
  “A tornado tracked out of Delaware county across the northwestern part of the county and then continued into Knox county. The storm lifted briefly in spots but maintained a 25 mile track across the three counties, mainly in rural areas. Eleven homes received major damage and 4 received minor damage.”
• Warren County, OH (near Carlisle) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $450,000
  “Numerous large trees were knocked down and significant damage occurred to several homes.”
• Erie County, OH (near Milan) · Tornado F2 · $175,000
  “A tornado touched down north of Monroeville in Huron County and traveled east along State Route 113 into southern Erie County. The tornado dissipated near the corner of Higbee and Livengood Roads after destroying a farm house.”

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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