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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0709 PM TORNADO 2 SE HICKSVILLE 41.28N 84.75W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH NWS STORM SURVEY
A BRIEF TORNADO (EF1), EMBEDDED WITHIN A
LARGE SWATH OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH A BOOKEND VORTEX, TOUCHED
DOWN SOUTHEAST OF HICKSVILLE, OH. THE BRIEF
TORNADO CAUSES SOME MINOR TREE DAMAGE IN
WOODED AREA BEFORE DESTROYING A LARGE POLE
BARN ON CLEMMER RD. THE TORNADO MOVED
THROUGH OPEN FIELDS, BEFORE REMOVING MUCH OF
THE ROOF OFF A NEW CONSTRUCTION SINGLE
FAMILY HOME. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE
ESTIMATED AT AROUND 95 MPH. SURROUNDING
DAMAGE THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN DEFIANCE COUNTY
WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH.
0642 PM HAIL SOUTH WHITLEY 41.09N 85.63W
03/31/2026 M0.70 INCH WHITLEY IN PUBLIC
TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0750 PM HAIL 1 WSW TUNKER 41.04N 85.58W
03/31/2026 M0.70 INCH WHITLEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0540 PM HAIL KNOX 41.29N 86.62W
03/31/2026 M0.70 INCH STARKE IN PUBLIC
0617 PM HAIL BURKET 41.16N 85.97W
03/31/2026 M1.00 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN EMERGENCY MNGR
0618 PM HAIL MENTONE 41.17N 86.04W
03/31/2026 M1.00 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
0621 PM HAIL 1 ESE PALESTINE 41.17N 85.94W
03/31/2026 M1.00 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT PALESTINE LAKE. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0624 PM HAIL 3 SW WINONA LAKE 41.18N 85.85W
03/31/2026 M1.00 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
0624 PM HAIL 3 WSW WINONA LAKE 41.20N 85.86W
03/31/2026 M1.25 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
PHOTO SHOWING HAIL JUST LARGER THAN A
QUARTER SOUTH OF WARSAW. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
RADAR.
0625 PM HAIL CLAYPOOL 41.13N 85.88W
03/31/2026 M1.00 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
PHOTO ON X SHOWS HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE IN
CLAYPOOL. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0626 PM HAIL 2 S CLAYPOOL 41.10N 85.88W
03/31/2026 M1.00 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
1 INCH HAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BURKET.
TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0610 PM HAIL BRUCE LAKE STATION 41.07N 86.42W
03/31/2026 M0.75 INCH FULTON IN 911 CALL CENTER
0658 PM HAIL 3 NE FORT WAYNE 41.11N 85.12W
03/31/2026 E0.75 INCH ALLEN IN PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
0659 PM HAIL 4 SW WALLEN 41.11N 85.19W
03/31/2026 E1.00 INCH ALLEN IN PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG SCOTT 40.99N 84.58W
03/31/2026 VAN WERT OH FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL REPORTS OF POWERLINES DOWN IN AND
AROUND SCOTT. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG RIMER 40.89N 84.21W
03/31/2026 PUTNAM OH EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWNED.
0738 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW HOLGATE 41.25N 84.15W
03/31/2026 HENRY OH TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN AT SR 18 AND TOWNSHIP RD 15. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0703 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW HICKSVILLE 41.27N 84.79W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH REPORTS ROOF BLOWN OFF AND BARN
BLOWN DOWN.
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG HICKSVILLE 41.30N 84.77W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH BROADCAST MEDIA
PHOTO RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA OF METAL
ROOFING THROWN INTO A NEARBY FIELD IN
HICKSVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0712 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW MARK CENTER 41.27N 84.69W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH PUBLIC
BARN DAMAGED NEAR JERICHO AND ROSELAWN
ROADS. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0720 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW SHERWOOD 41.28N 84.59W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ON SR 127. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
RADAR.
0722 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERWOOD 41.29N 84.56W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH PUBLIC
MULTIPLE POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN IN
SHERWOOD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0723 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW INDEPENDENCE 41.27N 84.31W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH REPORTS ROOF BLOWN OFF.
0724 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N SHERWOOD 41.30N 84.55W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AT SR 127 AND SR 18. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW ARTHUR 41.22N 84.43W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH PUBLIC
LARGE TREE UPROOTED ONTO HOME AT THE
INTERSECTION OF CROMLEY RD AND SR 111. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0727 PM TSTM WND DMG DEFIANCE 41.28N 84.36W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH PUBLIC
VERY LARGE TREE FELL ONTO CAR IN DEFIANCE.
UNKNOWN IF ANY INJURIES. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
RADAR.
0728 PM TSTM WND DMG INDEPENDENCE 41.30N 84.30W
03/31/2026 DEFIANCE OH LOCAL OFFICIAL
DISPATCH REPORTS ROOF BLOWN OFF IN
INDEPENDENCE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW NORTH MANCHESTER 41.04N 85.80W
03/31/2026 WABASH IN PUBLIC
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG
REPORT FROM 3 NNW NORTH MANCHESTER. PHOTO ON
FACEBOOK OF DAMAGE TO A BARN ON PACKERTON RD
NEAR NORTH MANCHESTER. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
RADAR.
0631 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH MANCHESTER 41.01N 85.77W
03/31/2026 WABASH IN PUBLIC
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG
REPORT FROM NORTH MANCHESTER. SEVERAL LARGE
TREE BRANCHES SNAPPED IN NORTH MANCHESTER.
TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0551 PM TSTM WND DMG CULVER 41.22N 86.42W
03/31/2026 MARSHALL IN AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWNED NEAR WASHINGTON STREET AND
PLYMOUTH STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW BEAVER DAM LAKE 41.09N 85.99W
03/31/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
PHOTO ON FACEBOOK OF SEVERAL LARGE TREES
DOWN AND NUMEROUS OTHER SMALLER LIMBS. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG BEAVER DAM LAKE 41.09N 85.97W
03/31/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
PICTURE ON FACEBOOK OF LARGE TREE BRANCHES
DOWN NEAR BEAVER DAM LAKE. PUBLIC REPORT
ALSO SAYS A BARN WAS DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED
VIA RADAR.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E BEAVER DAM 41.09N 86.00W
03/31/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
PHOTO ON FACEBOOK SHOWING A ROOF TORN OFF OF
A LARGE ANIMAL BARN NORTH OF AKRON NEAR
BEAVER DAM. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0626 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE BEAVER DAM LAKE 41.10N 85.94W
03/31/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWNED 950 S BETWEEN 500 AND 600 W.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0626 PM TSTM WND DMG MENTONE 41.17N 86.04W
03/31/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG
REPORT FROM MENTONE. SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
MENTONE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0628 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE BEAVER DAM LAKE 41.06N 85.96W
03/31/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME BETWEEN AKRON AND SILVER
LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N TALMA 41.17N 86.31W
03/31/2026 FULTON IN PUBLIC
PHOTO ON FACEBOOK OF A TREE UPROOTED ONTO A
HOUSE N SR 110 ON THE MARSHALL AND FULTON
COUNTY LINE. NO INJURIES. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
RADAR.
0624 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW AKRON 41.05N 86.03W
03/31/2026 FULTON IN PUBLIC
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG
REPORT FROM 1 NNW AKRON. ROOF DAMAGE TO A
HOME IN AKRON. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0710 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SE HICKSVILLE 41.26N 84.73W
03/31/2026 M63 MPH DEFIANCE OH MESONET
CORRECTS PREVIOUS REPORT FROM 3 SE
HICKSVILLE. MESONET STATION DVI11214
HICKSVILLE.
0603 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S TIPPECANOE 41.20N 86.11W
03/31/2026 M58 MPH MARSHALL IN PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED.
0653 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SW WALLEN 41.13N 85.21W
03/31/2026 E60 MPH ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
0655 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NE FORT WAYNE 41.12N 85.08W
03/31/2026 M61 MPH ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
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