Winter Weather — Defiance, Ohio

2021-02-04 to 2021-02-05 · Defiance, Ohio

Event narrative

Snow moved into the area during the mid to late afternoon hours with 2 to 4 inches of snow across the county. A brief burst of heavy snow produced snowfall rates of around 1 inch per hour for a time and significantly reduced visibilities. Numerous slide offs were reported across the region. There were brief wind gusts to 35 to 45 mph late evening on February 4th producing some areas of drifting snow and hazardous travel conditions.

Wider weather episode

An area of snow lifted south to north across northern Indiana during the afternoon of February 4th. Brief snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were observed from mid afternoon into early evening. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 1 to 4 inches with the greatest snow accumulations across far northeast Indiana. Strong winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph resulted in some blowing and drifting snow and hazardous travel conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 933131. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.