April 3, 2025 Sabina Tornado

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
526 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

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

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


Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9.3 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   350 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/03/2025
Start Time:             01:29 AM EDT
Start Location:         4 SSW Sabina / Clinton County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          39.4424 / -83.6662

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:
This statement provides updated information for a tornado that had
already been confirmed. The track was lengthened to adjust the 
tornado's starting point location. 

The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF0 tornado near Sabina,
Ohio. This tornado occurred during the early morning hours of 
April 3, 2025. 

The tornado first affected Reed Road and 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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BPP/FQ/NM