Tornado Confirmed From Near Cedar Grove, IN to Reily, OH

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
731 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

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

..Cedar Grove, IN to Reily, OH...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  10.96 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/03/2025
Start Time:             12:23 AM EDT
Start Location:         4 ENE Cedar Grove / Franklin County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          39.3757 / -84.8662

End Date:               04/03/2025
End Time:               12:33 AM EDT
End Location:           4 NNW Millville / Butler County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            39.4421 / -84.6806

Survey Summary:
The first signs of tornadic damage were observed north of Sparks
Road near Sharptown, Indiana, where trees were uprooted or
snapped. Additional damage to trees was found to the northeast of
the start location along Wesley Chapel Road and Drewersburg Road.
Minor damage continued along Dickson Road and State Road 252
before the tornado crossed the Indiana-Ohio state line into
western Butler County, Ohio. Tree damage, minor damage to homes,
and minor damage to a church were found along State Line Road,
Hamilton Scipio Road, and Cincinnati Brookville Road.

Farther northeast into Butler County, tree damage and minor home
damage was observed along Hart Road. As the tornado continued
northeast, homes, outbuildings, and numerous trees were damaged
along Dunwoody Road. Additional outbuildings and trees were
damaged on Sample Road south of Reily, Ohio. Power poles were also
snapped. The northeast track continued into the Pater Wildlife
Area snapping numerous trees, most of which were visible from
Reily Millville Road. As the tornado began to weaken, additional
trees were damaged along Bunker Hill Woods Road and Stillwell
Road. The tornado likely dissipated south of McGonigle, Ohio near
Millville Oxford Road.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington would like to thank
the Franklin County, Indiana Emergency Management Agency and the
Butler 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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