Tornado outbreak of September 24, 2001

Tornado outbreak of September 24, 2001
Picture of the tornado which hit the University of Maryland, College Park campus, killing two people.
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationSeptember 24, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-09-24)
Tornadoes
confirmed		9
Max. rating1F4 tornado
Fatalities2 fatalities, 57 injuries
Damage$105.157 million (2001 USD) $129.718 million (2010 USD)
Areas affectedEastern United States (primarily the Mid-Atlantic states)
Part of the tornadoes of 2001

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
A Doppler weather radar image of the College Park tornado near its peak at 21:21 UTC

The tornado outbreak of September 24, 2001 was one of the worst tornado events to ever have directly affected the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area in the United States.[1] The outbreak occurred on Monday, September 24, 2001, and was responsible for two deaths and 57 injuries.[2]

  1. ^ "Killer Twisters Strike Washington Area". NOAA News. September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tornadoes in the Past". Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2017.