This midday event was the first of 2 rounds of tall thunderstorms that affected southeast Ohio on the 9th. The high heat and humidity created a very volatile atmosphere.
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The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
This midday event was the first of 2 rounds of tall thunderstorms that affected southeast Ohio on the 9th. The high heat and humidity created a very volatile atmosphere.
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:48 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and large branches fell across roads in the vicinity of Bronx Corner.
Thunderstorm wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph caused tree damage and collapsed a county fair tent. The tent collapsed during the swine judging, with as many as 400 people inside. Many of those caught in the tent, appeared stunned, but calm. Eight people received minor injuries. No animals were hurt. One witness said., " It was the best example I've seen of everyone working together." The nearby anemometer at the Scalia Lab on the Ohio University campus reported a wind gust of 41 mph. In a related incident, an indirect death occurred while a 74 old man lost control of his tractor and it overturned. He was trying to take shelter from the midday storm. He was 60 feet from his residence on Hooper Ridge Road, near Amesville.
Numerous large branches and a few large trees were blown down.
Fallen trees and power lines blocked roads.
Roof damage occurred in Huntington Township, while several trees fell down around Rio Grande.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, August 2000
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5171127, 5171196, 5171126, 5171125, 5171197.