Defiance storm history

Moderate to heavy snow developed during the early afternoon hours of November 29th and continued through the early morning hours of November 30th. This was a wet snow with total snow accumulations generally around 6 inches. There was a report of 5.5 inches in Hicksville. Visibili…

Report on mPing of 0.75 inch hail.

A mix of freezing rain and snow overspread the area during the early evening hours and continued through the evening before dissipating after midnight. A trained spotter reported ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch near Independence, OH. Storm total snow accumulations o…

Cold, below freezing, temperatures and road surfaces led to icy roads and sidewalks once periods of freezing rain and freezing drizzle developed. A few thunderstorms even developed dropping heavier freezing rain and small hail late in the evening into the early morning hours of F…

A 20-foot tree was down in Okolona.

Power lines down.

The ASOS at the Defiance County Airport recorded a 58 mph wind gust.

The combination of temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty southwest winds of around 20 mph produced minimum wind chills of 25 to 30 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 30 below zero was reported by a mesonet station in Hicksville, OH at 7:55am on …

Trees down onto power lines on Cicero Road. Road was closed for three hours per County Sheriff. Time estimated by radar.

Large tree limb down north of Buckskin Road in the 7000 black of SR 49. Time estimated by radar.

The public reported small tree limbs were blown down and shingles torn off a barn at a property off U.S. 127.

Tree on house at 164 North Water Street in Ney, Ohio. Time estimated from radar.

Periods of freezing rain led to light to moderate ice accretion on elevated surfaces. The combination of this ice accretion and gusty winds to around 35 mph led to some tree and power line damage across the county. Ice accretion of 0.22 inches was reported by the Defiance, OH ASO…

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 6 and 8 …

An arctic front brought sub-zero temperatures and strong wind gusts to 40 to 50 mph. This combination resulted in dangerous wind chills of 25 to 40 below zero from the early morning hours on December 23rd to the early morning hours on December 24th.

A major winter storm brought snow and blowing snow that led to very dangerous travel conditions from late Thursday night through Saturday morning. Most of the storm total snowfall of 1 to 3 inches occurred Thursday night into early Friday, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blow…

Several trees and tree limbs were down in and around Defiance.

The emergency manager reported that multiple trees and power poles were down in the city.

Amateur radio operators reported a two foot diameter tree was reported down on Clinton Street at Defiance College.

The ASOS station at the Defiance county airport recorded a 61 mph wind gust.

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. T…

Rain changed to a brief period of sleet and freezing rain, and then over to all snow during the late afternoon hours of February 17th. The snow, moderate at times, continued into the evening hours. Heavy snowfall rates reduced visibilities to less than a quarter of a mile at time…

Rain changed over to snow during the afternoon hours of February 2nd, with periods of moderate to heavy snow continuing through the late evening hours of February 3rd. Winds also picked up on February 3rd which led to significant blowing and drifting. There was a report of 11.3 i…

Periods of freezing drizzle with temperatures in the upper 20s created icy roads on January 17th. There were numerous reports of rollovers and slide-offs, with a few roads briefly closed in the region due to accidents. A thin glaze of ice also developed on sidewalks, with some mi…

Defiance ASOS reported a 59 mph wind gust during the 10 AM hour. A 45 KT wind gust was first observed during the 10 AM hour. Frequent gusts of 40 to 50 mph from west and northwest were observed in the area through the early afternoon. These wind gusts resulted in instances of tre…

EM relayed multiple reports of trees down in Milford Township.

Local media relayed a picture of a healthy one foot diameter tree limb that was blown down onto a power line and onto High Street.

The public reported a large tree limb down, blocking the road, between West Arthur and West High Streets.

Emergency management officials reported a roof was blown off a shed and into power lines.

A trained spotter measured a 73 mph wind gusts at the corner of State Route 49 and Paulding/Defiance County Line Road. Large branches and other objects were blown down in the area.

Local media relayed a report of a 64 mph wind gust in the area.

A tree fell into a house.

Storm total snowfall accumulations ranged from 2 to 5 inches across the county. Numerous slide-offs were reported across the region with some instances of large trees downed due to the weight of the snow.

A six to nine hour period of moderate to heavy snow created difficult travel and travel restrictions with many roads becoming impassible. Snowfall totals ranged between 8 and 12 inches across the county, with 10.0 inches reported in Defiance. Intense snowfall rates and gusty wind…

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 …

Light to moderate snow developed during the evening hours of January 30th and continued through the morning hours of January 31st. Snowfall totals in the county ranged between 3 and 6 inches. Easterly winds gusting to 30 mph also created low visibility and drifting snow. This com…

Periods of freezing rain with temperatures near freezing accumulated to between 0.10 and 0.20 across the area on New Year's Day. This led to a few reports of tree limbs down and spotty power outages across the region. There were also reports of a few car accidents as roads were s…

The ASOS at the Defiance county airport recorded a 59 mph wind gust. Several reports of tree limbs being blown down were received, with some onto power lines.

Emergency management officials reported trees and power lines down across the town of Hicksville.

A couple of large limbs down on Seneca Street. One fell onto a power line.

A large tree limb downed across Euclid Avenue. Gas pump blew over on East 2nd Street.

Report of old barn blown down.

Periods of light to occasionally moderate snow and below freezing temperatures created difficult travel conditions late February 25th through early February 27th. Snowfall totals across the county generally ranged between 3 and 6 inches. Untreated and lesser traveled roads became…

Trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were all reported down in spots across the county. A barn was blown over east-southeast of Williams Center. Some residential shingle damage was noted in Brunersburg.

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the afternoon hours of November 11th. The snow then continued into the evening before ending. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-of…