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EF0 tornado in Franklin County, Ohio

Tornado March 30, 2025 · Franklin County, Ohio

EF0
Rating
2.6 mi
Path length
250 yd
Path width
$85K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado likely began south of I-270, west of Lockbourne Road. Damage to carports along with minor damage to homes was observed at a mobile home park. Additional minor damage to homes and lawn furniture was found in the Butler Farms subdivision to the east of the mobile home park.

After crossing Lockbourne Road and I-270, the tornado next impacted homes north of Groveport Road. Roof and siding damage was found along Bridlewood Blvd and Thelma Drive, along with uprooted trees. Minor home and tree damage continued northeastward on Pelham Place, Poplar Street, and Jermoore Road. The tornado is believed to have dissipated west of Alum Creek Drive.

The wider storm

A low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes region, bringing showers and thunderstorms.

Began near Columbus So Columbus (39.8700, -82.9800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Fayette CountyEF0 Butler CountyEF0 Butler CountyEF0 Warren County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1241841. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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