Tornada Confirmed in Northwest Ohio04/02/2026The National Weather Service of Northern Indiana confirmed Wednesday that a tornado touched down in Defiance County, Ohio during the storms that hit northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio on Tuesday. The storms came in two rounds, one in the early afternoon and the stronger event from 6 to 9 p.m. The storms brought 1 to 3 inches of rain to the area and resulted in 1-inch-diameter hail in some areas. Stronger winds accompanied an EF1 tornado that touched down southeast of Hicksville, Ohio, at 7:09 p.m. No one was injured.