What the report says
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.
- Event (NWS name)
- TORNADO
- When
- Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 7:09 PM EDT
- Where
- 2 SE Hicksville
- County
- Defiance County
- Measurement
- None given
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Location
- 41.28, -84.75 · map