The first tornado, which had a top wind speed of 80 mph, touched down at 8:40 p.m. near Hamilton Eaton Road in St. Clair Twp., just north of the village of New Miami in Butler County. The tornado uprooted trees or snapped the tops and damaged several mobile homes, some with substantial roof and siding damage and at least two that were still standing but moved off their foundation.
Additional trees were damaged as the tornado moved along Trenton and Hankins roads. It crossed Wayne Madison Road, where it snapped power poles and damaged outbuildings along Woodsdale Road. From there, the twister went across the Great Miami River and damaged several homes in a Lemon Twp. subdivision east of Hamilton Middletown Road. Houses on and near Hailey and Michelle lanes and Hollybrook Drive were damaged, and there were numerous trees down in this area, according to the NWS storm survey.
The tornado had a maximum width of 150 yards. It traveled for 6.89 miles before lifting at 8:50 p.m.
There was additional damage in subdivisions near Monroe High School, but this was caused by straight line winds, according to the NWS.
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Credit: Nick Graham
The second tornado touched down at 8:52 p.m. near the intersection of Tylersville Road and Lady Anne Drive in the Beckett Ridge area of West Chester Twp. in Butler County. Some trees were downed and there was minor house damage.
From there, the tornado traveled east across Interstate 75. There was sporadic tree damage before it moved across Voice of America MetroPark off Cox Road. At the VOA park, an outbuilding was toppled and several soccer goals were scattered over the grounds, the NWS survey reported.
The twister crossed Butler-Warren Road and entered Warren County between Tyler Court and Clover Drive, then traveled east and affected numerous subdivisions along a narrow path through the central part of Mason. The majority of damage consisted of uprooted trees and broken limbs, in addition to minor roof and siding damage to houses, according to the survey.
The tornado crossed Interstate 71 near the Kings Mills exit and overturned a few trailers at the Camp Cedar RV Resort. As it continued east, the tornado downed trees along Kings Mills Road and into Kings Mills before crossing the Little Miami River. A narrow path across subdivisions on both sides of Ohio 48 sustained sporadic tree and minor home damage. However, one house to the east of Ohio 48 had a partial wall collapse on its garage when winds were estimated to be at its maximum of 85 mph. The tornado continued east along U.S. 22, causing sporadic tree and house damage.
The tornado had a maximum width of 200 yards. It traveled for 11.71 miles before lifting at 9:06 p.m. just west of Little Miami Junior High School in the 5800 block of Morrow Rossburg Road in Morrow.
There was spotty tree damage further east across parts of southeast Warren County, but this was believed to have been caused by straight line winds, the storm survey reported.
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
The third tornado touched down at 9:07 p.m. near the Little Miami River between Oregonia and Corwin, south of Waynesville in Warren County. It crossed the river and damaged multiple hardwood trees, which were snapped or had large limbs broken along Corwin Road near Elbon Road, according to the NWS storm survey.
As it headed east-northeast, the tornado destroyed a barn and uprooted trees close to O’Neall Road. It then continued near the Caesar Creek State Park visitor center, where several trees were snapped or uprooted before it lifted at 9:11 p.m. There was no damage reported to park buildings.
The tornado reached an estimated peak wind of 84 mph with a maximum width of 150 yards and traveled for 3.05 miles, the NWS reported.
A fourth tornado was confirmed just west of Jeffersonville in Fayette County. The EF1 tornado touched down at 9:35 p.m. It had estimated peak winds around 90 mph and a path width of about 250 yards. It traveled 3.91 miles before dissipating around 9:35 p.m. The tornado damaged multiple barns, buildings, power poles and trees, according to a storm survey.
Sunday, March 30, 2025, EF0 tornadoes, by the numbers
| Minutes on ground | Peak wind | Path width (max.) | Path length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) 10 | 80 mph | 150 yards | 6.89 miles |
| 2) 14 | 85 mph | 200 yards | 11.71 miles |
| 3) 4 | 84 mph | 150 yards | 3.05 miles |
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