National Weather Service releases preliminary information on April 3 tornadoes
The National Weather Service announced Monday evening that a third tornado touched down in the Clinton County area during the early morning hours of April 3.
The newly confirmed tornado was an EF0 that started at 1:19 a.m. in St. Martin and ended at 1:22 a.m. in Lynchburg (both in Clinton County).
The tornado appears to have begun on Chaney Road, barely on the Clinton County side of the county line, where roof damage was observed on an outbuilding. On Weisflock Road, a barn was overturned and large tree limbs were knocked over. The last damage was observed on Oakgrove Road, where a barn was• estroyed and tree damage was noted.
Maximum winds are estimated to be up near 80 mph, corresponding to EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
On Monday, the NWS also released the following preliminary information on the two previously confirmed April 3 tornadoes:
• An EF0 tornado began near Fayetteville at 1:17 a.m. and affected portions of Brown, Highland and Clinton counties before ending at 1:24 a.m.
The tornado likely began near US 68 just to the northeast of Fayetteville, where a barn was destroyed. Barn debris was thrown into a field just to the northeast. Numerous trees were knocked over, snapped or uprooted on the Chatfield College property and trees were also downed along Brown County Inn Rd. Maximum winds for this tornado occurred in this area and were estimated at 85 mph.
The tornado moved northeast, leaving Brown County and affecting portions of Highland and Clinton County. On Wise Road, large tree limbs were blown down and siding and shingles were removed from one home. This tornado appeared to end near Lynchburg, where some tree damage was noted on SR 134.
• Another EF0 tornado began at 1:29 a.m. near Sabina in Clinton County and ended at 1:35 near Washington Court House in Fayette County.
The tornado first affected Reed Road and SR 72, where a few power poles were knocked down. Two barns on Rhonemus Road had their roofs removed, and a silo was also destroyed. On Hornbeam Road, one barn was destroyed, and multiple trees were snapped. Some roof and gutter damage was also observed on a single family home. Winds were likely as high as 85 mph at this location.
Debris was thrown in multiple directions in the field directly east of Hornbeam Road. Further east, power poles were down on SR 729. Additional debris was noted in a field near Greenfield Sabina Road.
The tornado crossed the county line, moving from Clinton County to Fayette County. On Miami Trace Road, a roof was removed from a barn. More tree damage was noted along Snow Hill Road and Bunkerhill Glendon Road. A damaged silo was the last observed damage on Staunton Jasper Road.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington would like to thank Brown County Ohio Emergency Agency, Highland County Emergency Agency, Clinton County Ohio Emergency Management Agency and Fayette County Ohio Emergency Management Agency for providing information to assist with this survey.
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