April 3, 2025 Fayetteville Tornado

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

...Tornado confirmed in Brown, Highland and Clinton Counties, 
Ohio...

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

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.9 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/03/2025
Start Time:             01:17 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 N Fayetteville / Brown County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          39.199 / -83.93

End Date:               04/03/2025
End Time:               01:24 AM EDT
End Location:           Lynchburg / Highland County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            39.2396 / -83.7927

Survey Summary:
This statement provides more detailed information for a tornado
that had already been confirmed. This EF0 tornado began near
Fayetteville Ohio and affected portions of Brown, Highland and
Clinton Counties during the early morning hours of April 3, 2025.

The tornado likely began near US 68 just to the northeast of Fayetteville,
where a barn was destroyed. Barn debris was thrown into a field just
to the northeast. Numerous trees were knocked over, snapped or uprooted
on the Chatfield College property and trees were also downed 
along Brown County Inn Rd. Maximum winds for this tornado occurred
in this area and were estimated at 85 mph.

The tornado moved northeast, leaving Brown County and affecting 
portions of Highland and Clinton County. On Wise Road, large tree 
limbs were blown down and siding and shingles were removed from 
one home. This tornado appeared to end near Lynchburg, where some 
tree damage was noted on SR 134. 

The National Weather Service in Wilmington would like to thank 
Brown County Ohio Emergency Agency, Highland County Emergency Agency
and Clinton 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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