OHIO — The National Weather Service has confirmed at least five tornadoes touched down during the overnight storms that hit the state late Wednesday into Thursday.
Three tornadoes were rated EF0s with winds of 65-85 mph. One tornado was rated an EF1 with winds of 95 mph and the fourth was an EF2 with 120 mph winds.
One EF0 tornado was confirmed near Fayetteville in Brown County. Its track went into Clinton and Highland counties.
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Another EF0 tornado was confirmed near Sabina in Clinton County. National Weather Service meteorologists said the tornado traveled into Fayette County before lifting.
The third EF0 tornado was confirmed to have occured in the very early hours Thursday near Clyde in Sandusky County. The EF0 tornado saw a peak wind speed of 85 mph and had a path of .72 miles, according to the National Weather Service. It touched down south of Norfolk and Western Railroad track, between Sparta and Flora roads. It traveled northeast, hitting two barns and destroying one's roof.
An EF1 tornado touched down in Van Wert County and had a max width of 300 yards. The tornado moved into Putnam County before lifting.
Another EF1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Van Wert County on April 2, this one near Glenmore. It had a maximum wind speed of 100mph and a width of 50 yards.
NWS said the EF2 tornado began in Paulding County, near Dupont, and had a max width of 375 yards. The tornado also ended in Putnam County.
Storm survey crews from the National Weather Service are expected to release more information about the tornadoes as they continue to analyze data and reports.
So far, in 2025, a total of 10 confirmed tornadoes have touched down in the state. You can see our tornado tracker here.
We're well-below the number of tornadoes we'd seen this time last year, which according to the NWS Wilmington was 30.
In total last year, Ohio saw a record-breaking 74 tornadoes.
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Correction: The National Weather Service made a correction to their tornado count as of this time last year. This story has been corrected. (April 4, 2025)
