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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
523 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...Tornado confirmed in Clinton and Fayette Counties, Ohio...

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/03/2025 Tornado Event...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.10 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   350 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/03/2025
Start Time:             01:29 AM EDT
Start Location:         3 S Sabina / Clinton County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          39.4528 / -83.6507

End Date:               04/03/2025
End Time:               01:35 AM EDT
End Location:           5 SW Washington Court House / Fayette County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            39.4871 / -83.5065

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-0 tornado near
Sabina, Ohio. This tornado occurred during the early morning hours
of April 3, 2025.

The tornado appears to have first developed near SR 72, where a
few power poles were knocked down. Two barns on Rhonemus Road had
their roofs removed, and a silo was also destroyed. On Hornbeam
Road, one barn was destroyed, and multiple trees were snapped.
Some roof and gutter damage was also observed on a single family
home. Winds were likely as high as 85 mph at this location. Debris
was thrown in multiple directions in the field directly east of
Hornbeam Road. Further east, power poles were down on SR 729.
Additional debris was noted in a field near Greenfield Sabina
Road. The tornado crossed the county line, moving from Clinton
County to Fayette County. On Miami Trace Road, a roof was removed
from a barn. More tree damage was noted along Snow Hill Road and
Bunkerhill Glendon Road. A damaged silo was the last observed
damage on Staunton Jasper Road.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington would like to thank
Clinton County Ohio Emergency Management Agency and Fayette County
Ohio Emergency Management Agency for providing information to
assist with this survey.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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