The September 20, 2000 tornado
F4Greene County, Ohio
An F4 tornado on a 9.0-mile path that killed 1 and injured 100. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · September 20, 2000
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 9.0 mi
- Width up to 500 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 100
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, September 20, 2000
- 6:18 PM EST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
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 Mart, Kroger, and Tire Discounters, and 6 churches were damaged. A strip mall was nearly destroyed, cars were thrown from the Highway 35 bypass into ditches, 4 semi-trailers were thrown up to 400 yards, and most of the buildings were damaged or destroyed at the Greene county fairgrounds. In Sugarcreek Township, which is to the southwest of Xenia, an additional 14 houses and 3 barns were damaged and some crops were destroyed on a narrow path. Over 10,000 residents were without power for at least 1 day.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.