A large squall line containing several bowing segments moved through central Indiana on the evening of 16 February 2006.  What was likely an embedded supercell structure produced an F1 tornado near Terre Haute in Vigo County, with widespread straight line wind damage occurring elsewhere along the line as it moved from west to east.  The Vigo County tornado was the first February tornado in Indiana in almost exactly fourteen years.

Thunderstorm Wind in DAVIESS, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 21:07:00 to 16-FEB-06 21:07:00 (EST)
Location: WASHINGTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 21:09:00 to 16-FEB-06 21:09:00 (EST)
Location: DANVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A large tree was downed in an intersection.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAWRENCE, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 22:00:00 to 16-FEB-06 22:00:00 (EST)
Location: BEDFORD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 1K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Three trees fell on nearby power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 22:00:00 to 16-FEB-06 22:00:00 (EST)
Location: BROWNSTOWN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Five trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in VIGO, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 19:46:00 to 16-FEB-06 19:46:00 (EST)
Location: (HUF)HULMAN FLD TERE
Magnitude: 57 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in LAWRENCE, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 21:15:00 to 16-FEB-06 21:15:00 (EST)
Location: BEDFORD
Magnitude: 61 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 21:50:00 to 16-FEB-06 21:50:00 (EST)
Location: EDINBURG
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in CARROLL, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 19:25:00 to 16-FEB-06 19:25:00 (EST)
Location: CAMDEN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 3K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Highway signs downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAY, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 20:10:00 to 16-FEB-06 20:10:00 (EST)
Location: BRAZIL
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENE, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 20:59:00 to 16-FEB-06 20:59:00 (EST)
Location: BLOOMFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Trees downed.

Hail in VIGO, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 19:50:00 to 16-FEB-06 19:52:00 (EST)
Location: TERRE HAUTE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in VIGO, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 19:59:00 to 16-FEB-06 19:59:00 (EST)
Location: SEELYVILLE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in KNOX, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 20:35:00 to 16-FEB-06 20:37:00 (EST)
Location: DECKER
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

What was determined to be downburst winds damaged outbuildings, power lines, and two homes along a swath near and east of US 41 between Decker and Vincennes.

Hail in HAMILTON, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 20:40:00 to 16-FEB-06 20:42:00 (EST)
Location: ARCADIA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 20:55:00 to 16-FEB-06 20:55:00 (EST)
Location: BROWNSBURG
Magnitude: 56 EG
Property damage: 12K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A semi was blown over on Interstate 74, briefly trapping the driver, who was not seriously injured.

Hail in SULLIVAN, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 20:09:00 to 16-FEB-06 20:11:00 (EST)
Location: SULLIVAN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in BOONE, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 20:30:00 to 16-FEB-06 20:30:00 (EST)
Location: WHITESTOWN
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Tornado in VIGO, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 19:54:00 to 16-FEB-06 19:59:00 (EST)
Location: (HUF)HULMAN FLD TERE
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 1.5M
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A tornado touched down just north of Interstate 70, and west of the Margaret Avenue and Fruitridge Avenue intersection, and traveled northeastward.  Along its path, the tornado severely damaged Union Christian Church at State Road 46 and Hulman Drive, and at least 18 buildings and 6 planes at the Terre Haute International Airport, including the Ivy Tech State College building on the airport campus, where three people were trapped as emergency crews waited for power to be shut off before removing them from the building.A preliminary search indicated that this was the first tornado in Vigo county in just over thirteen years, and the first February tornado in Indiana in fourteen years and one day.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, INDIANA
From 16-FEB-06 19:45:00 to 16-FEB-06 19:45:00 (EST)
Location: CRAWFORDSVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A tree was downed.