EF0 tornado in Highland County, Ohio
Tornado April 3, 2025 · Highland County, Ohio
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Brown County → Clinton County → Highland County → Clinton County → Highland County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
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 the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado began in Brown County near U.S. Route 68, just to the northeast of Fayetteville at 0017EST. The tornado traveled northeast and entered Highland County, just north of Brown County Inn Road at 0020EST. Across far northwest Highland County, the tornado crossed primarily farmland, so there was little visible damage. However, as the tornado entered Clinton County at 0022EST, just south of Wise Road, some tornadic tree damage was observed. The tornado then traveled briefly across far southeast Clinton County, and then back into Highland County before quickly ending near Lynchburg at 0024EST.
The wider storm
Thunderstorms developed during the late evening and continued into the overnight hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast through the Ohio Valley.
Began near Dodsonville (39.2170, -83.8660).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243110. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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