HailEvidence → Defiance, OH → 2026-03-26

Did it hail in Defiance, OH on March 26, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 9 hail reports within 10 miles of Defiance, OH on March 26, 2026, with hail up to 1.75" (golf ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

9hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.75"largest hail · golf ball

Every recorded report near Defiance on 2026-03-26

Distances are from the Defiance city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 9.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.3 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	23:13 UTC	Defiance, Defiance	SPC · preliminary
0.3 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	23:20 UTC	Defiance, Defiance	SPC · preliminary
1.3 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	23:12 UTC	1 N Defiance, Defiance	SPC · preliminary
2.4 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	23:08 UTC	Brunersburg, Defiance	SPC · preliminary
2.4 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	23:10 UTC	Brunersburg, Defiance	SPC · preliminary
4.1 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	23:12 UTC	3 NNE Brunersburg, Defiance	SPC · preliminary
4.7 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	23:12 UTC	3 NW Brunersburg, Defiance	SPC · preliminary
4.9 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	23:12 UTC	Ayersville, Defiance	SPC · preliminary
5.2 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	23:17 UTC	Jewell, Defiance	SPC · preliminary

0.3 mi, hail: “. (IWX)”

0.3 mi, hail: “Reported by Trained Spotter. (IWX)”

1.3 mi, hail: “Between half dollar and ping pong sized hail. (IWX)”

2.4 mi, hail: “Hail between quarter and golf ball size reported just after 7 PM in Brunersburg. (IWX)”

2.4 mi, hail: “Hail around half-dollar to ping pong sized. (IWX)”

Was your property hit on 2026-03-26?

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Verify your address — $29 Defiance hail history

NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12