Four tornadoes touched down Sunday night in Butler and Warren counties in Ohio and Ripley County in Indiana during strong storms that swept through the Tri-State, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS is still working on its finalized report, but it announced Monday evening that "at least three" tornadoes were found in Butler and Warren counties to have touched down during the storms.
One of those tornadoes — an EF-0, according to the NWS — touched down in Butler County north of New Miami.
That tornado reached estimated peak wind speeds of 80 mph and its path was roughly 150 yards wide. It traveled roughly 6.89 miles, the NWS says.
You can see some of the damage caused by that tornado below:
The tornado touched down near Hamilton Eaton Road north of New Miami and traveled east to northwest. When it hit a mobile home park, wind damage was roughly 75 to 80 mph; several mobile homes were damaged and at least two were moved from their foundations, the NWS said.
From there, the tornado traveled along Trenton Road and Hawkins Road, where more tree damage was observed by the NWS. The tornado then crossed Wayne Madison Road, snapping power poles and causing additional damage to outbuildings along Woodsdale Road, the NWS report says.
That tornado then continued across the Great Miami River and damaged several homes east of Hamilton Middletown Road; the NWS report says homes had roof damage, including numerous homes with shingles of flashing peeled off.
To the east of those homes, damage was less distinct; the NWS says it believes that while damage was caused near Monroe High School, that was caused by straight line winds and not the tornado.
A second EF-0 tornado touched down in Warren County near Corwin, the NWS said.
The third tornado was also determined to be an EF-0; it touched down in Butler County near West Chester and continued east across Warren County to just west of Morrow, the NWS said.
A report released on that tornado estimates it reached up to 85 mph winds; its path was up to 200 yards wide and the tornado is estimated to have traveled roughly 11.71 miles.
See the damage from that third tornado below:
The NWS said this tornado developed in West Chester, near the intersection of Tylersville Road and Lady Anne Drive. From there, it traveled east across I-75 before moving across VOA Park. At the park, the NWS said an outbuilding was toppled and soccer goals were scattered throughout the grounds.
From there, the tornado crossed Butler-Warren Road and entered Warren County between Tyler Court and Clover Drive, the NWS said. It then headed due east, hitting numerous subdivisions through central Mason, damaging homes and uprooting trees.
The tornado then crossed I-71 near the Kings Mills exit, causing trailers to overturn at Camp Cedar RV Resort, the NWS said. As it continued east, the tornado downed trees along Kings Mill Road and throughout Kinds Mills. From there, it crossed the Little Miami River and continued to cause tree and home damage on both sides of SR-48.
According to the report, one house to the east of SR-48 "suffered a partial wall collapse of its garage." Winds at that location were around 85 mph, the highest they can still be before the tornado's status is upgraded to an EF-1.
The tornado then traveled east along US Route 22 before it ended just west of Little Miami Junior High School, the NWS said. Tree damage noted further east across parts of southeast Warren County was likely from straight line winds and not the tornado, the NWS said.
On Tuesday, the NWS announced that a fourth tornado touched down in Ripley County, Indiana, near Napoleon. The tornado was an EF-0, per the NWS.
According to the NWS report, the tornado caused some tree and home damage from roughly 2 miles west-southwest from Napoleon to about 1 mile south of the town. The trnaso had winds speeds estimated at around 80 mph.
[5:05 PM] An EF0 has been confirmed in Ripley County, IN from the storms on March 30, 2025.https://t.co/FAgIgWWal1
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) April 1, 2025
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: greater than 200 mph
The NWS also reported a fourth tornado, an EF-1 that reached estimated wind speeds of 90 mph, was confirmed in Fayette County.
