Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert
- When
- September 20, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Van Wert County, 2 mi N of Ohio City
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.800, -84.617
Large tree blown down. Power lines down as well.
Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 20, 2000
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:46 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- September 20, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Kalida
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.983, -84.183
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- September 20, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Lima
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -84.100
Large tree blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- September 20, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Beaverdam
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.833, -83.967
Trees blown down in town.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, September 20, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, September 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, September 20, 2000
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- Damaging Winds in New York, September 20, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, September 20, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 20, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, September 20, 2000
More
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Sources
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: 5171903, 5171904, 5171905, 5171906.