Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Ohio

2025-04-19 · near Little Hocking, Washington, Ohio

Event narrative

A barn in Belpre was destroyed due to strong winds. An adjacent barn had its roofing peeled off in spots.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of April 19th, a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms advanced through southeast Ohio in response to an eastward moving cold front. Damaging wind gusts accompanied this line of convection, which as a result caused many areas in Washington, Athens, and Vinton Counties to observe tree and power line damage. A 72 mile per hour wind gust was measured at a home in Belpre, close to where the roof of a barn was blown off. Storms quickly dashed eastward into West Virginia, bringing the severe weather threat in Ohio to an end by late that afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1255847. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.