Severe thunderstorms which formed over northwest central Indiana quickly transitioned to a powerful and expanding squall line with embedded supercells that moved southeast through central Indiana during the afternoon and evening of 31 March 2006.  Two tornadoes touched down in the 9-county Indianapolis metropolitan area, one of which was on the ground for 17 miles and did an estimated 8 million dollars in damage.

Hail in VIGO, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:17:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:19:00 (EST)
Location: FONTANET
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:12:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:14:00 (EST)
Location: KOKOMO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in CLAY, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:30:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:32:00 (EST)
Location: BRAZIL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:20:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:22:00 (EST)
Location: KOKOMO
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:25:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:27:00 (EST)
Location: GREENTOWN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:25:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:27:00 (EST)
Location: KOKOMO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in CLAY, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:30:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:32:00 (EST)
Location: BRAZIL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:30:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:32:00 (EST)
Location: GREENTOWN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in CLINTON, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 17:38:00 to 31-MAR-06 17:40:00 (EST)
Location: MULBERRY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in CLINTON, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 17:45:00 to 31-MAR-06 17:47:00 (EST)
Location: ROSSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 17:55:00 to 31-MAR-06 17:57:00 (EST)
Location: KOKOMO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in MONTGOMERY, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 17:55:00 to 31-MAR-06 17:57:00 (EST)
Location: CRAWFORDSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in BOONE, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 17:59:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:01:00 (EST)
Location: THORNTOWN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in BARTHOLOMEW, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 20:12:00 to 31-MAR-06 20:14:00 (EST)
Location: COLUMBUS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in DECATUR, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 20:33:00 to 31-MAR-06 20:35:00 (EST)
Location: GREENSBURG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in RUSH, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 20:34:00 to 31-MAR-06 20:36:00 (EST)
Location: MILROY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 21:15:00 to 31-MAR-06 21:15:00 (EST)
Location: FREETOWN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in JENNINGS, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 21:20:00 to 31-MAR-06 21:22:00 (EST)
Location: VERNON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in MARTIN, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 21:22:00 to 31-MAR-06 21:24:00 (EST)
Location: SHOALS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in SHELBY, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:30:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:45:00 (EST)
Location: SHELBYVILLE
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 5M
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A tornado touched down just west of Interstate 65 and Main Street in Greenwood on the evening of 31 March 2006.  This tornado was on the ground for 25 minutes, covered an area 17 miles long, and caused significant damage to several homes and businesses along its path, which continued into neighboring Shelby County.  At its peak, near the small town of London in Shelby County, the tornado was a strong F2, with a width of four tenths of a mile.  The tornado lifted near US 52 and State Road 9 in north central Shelby County.  According to the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis, more than 140 homes were damaged, some of them severely.  Fortunately, no fatalities or life-threatening injuries were reported, although at least one driver, Megan Mahoney of Chesterfield, MO, sustained a concussion when her car was rolled or tossed off of Interstate 74 in Shelby County and into the yard of a home over 150 feet away.  This was the third significant tornado in just over three and a half years to affect the southern suburbs of the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

Thunderstorm Wind in DELAWARE, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:30:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:30:00 (EST)
Location: MUNCIE
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 15K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Straight line winds tore the roof off of a barn and blew down trees and power lines along Proctor Road southwest of Muncie.

Hail in SULLIVAN, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:10:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:12:00 (EST)
Location: HYMERA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in CLAY, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:11:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:13:00 (EST)
Location: BOWLING GREEN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in GREENE, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:18:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:23:00 (EST)
Location: JASONVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in MARION, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:23:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:25:00 (EST)
Location: INDIANAPOLIS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in JOHNSON, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:30:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:32:00 (EST)
Location: FRANKLIN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in DELAWARE, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:30:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:32:00 (EST)
Location: MUNCIE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in MONROE, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:52:00 to 31-MAR-06 20:05:00 (EST)
Location: BLOOMINGTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in PUTNAM, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:35:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:37:00 (EST)
Location: GREENCASTLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in HAMILTON, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:36:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:38:00 (EST)
Location: SHERIDAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in SHELBY, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 20:05:00 to 31-MAR-06 20:10:00 (EST)
Location: FLAT ROCK
Magnitude: 80 EG
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Straight line winds toppled several high tension transmission towers and destroyed a church.  Several other buildings were damaged as well.

Hail in CARROLL, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 17:26:00 to 31-MAR-06 17:28:00 (EST)
Location: FLORA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CARROLL, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 17:31:00 to 31-MAR-06 17:32:00 (EST)
Location: FLORA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in HENDRICKS, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:39:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:41:00 (EST)
Location: BROWNSBURG
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A small tornado touched down near Brownsburg on 31 March 2006.  Damage was confined mostly to outbuildings and trees.

Tornado in JOHNSON, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:20:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:30:00 (EST)
Location: GREENWOOD
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 3M
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A tornado touched down just west of Interstate 65 and Main Street in Greenwood on the evening of 31 March 2006.  This tornado was on the ground for 25 minutes, covered an area 17 miles long, and caused significant damage to several homes and businesses along its path, which continued into neighboring Shelby County.  At its peak, near the small town of London in Shelby County, the tornado was a strong F2, with a width of four tenths of a mile.  The tornado lifted near US 52 and State Road 9 in north central Shelby County.  According to the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis, more than 140 homes were damaged, some of them severely.  Fortunately, no fatalities or life-threatening injuries were reported, although at least one driver, Megan Mahoney of Chesterfield, MO, sustained a concussion when her car was rolled or tossed off of Interstate 74 in Shelby County and into the yard of a home over 150 feet away.  This was the third significant tornado in just over three and a half years to affect the southern suburbs of the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 19:10:00 to 31-MAR-06 19:10:00 (EST)
Location: INDIANAPOLIS
Magnitude: 53 MG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in PUTNAM, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:42:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:44:00 (EST)
Location: CLOVERDALE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in MORGAN, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:48:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:50:00 (EST)
Location: MOORESVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in HAMILTON, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:50:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:52:00 (EST)
Location: NOBLESVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in OWEN, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:52:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:54:00 (EST)
Location: CUNOT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in PUTNAM, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:53:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:55:00 (EST)
Location: CLOVERDALE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in PUTNAM, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:33:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:35:00 (EST)
Location: GREENCASTLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in CLAY, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:33:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:38:00 (EST)
Location: BRAZIL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in HOWARD, INDIANA
From 31-MAR-06 18:34:00 to 31-MAR-06 18:36:00 (EST)
Location: GREENTOWN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO