Pennsylvania, 2000Waterspouts in Pennsylvania, September 15, 2000
September 15, 2000 · NWS CLE · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Waterspout, Erie
- When
- September 15, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Erie
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two waterspouts were briefly observed on Lake Erie approximately five miles west of downtown Erie.
Waterspout, Erie
- When
- September 15, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Erie
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout was observed on Lake Erie approximately two miles west of downtown Erie. No damage occurred.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 15, 2000$140,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, September 15, 2000$40,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in New York, September 15, 2000F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, September 15, 2000$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in Delaware, September 15, 2000$16,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, September 15, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, September 15, 20005 events
- Heavy Rain in New York, September 15, 20002 events
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, September 15, 2000$10,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Ohio, September 15, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Pennsylvania, September 15, 20001 in hail · 1 event
- Wildfire in Montana, September 15 to 23, 20001 event
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: 5174274, 5174273.