A powerful cold front sparked a lengthy squall line that crossed all of southern Indiana on the evening of January 29. A large number of locations had 60 to as much as 100 mph winds, causing extensive property damage.  There were also a few small tornado spin-ups, one of which caused a fatality when a tree fell onto a mobile home near Henryville, Indiana.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAWFORD, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:20:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: ENGLISH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAWFORD, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:38:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: BROWNSTOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees down on State Highway 37 between English and Paoli.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARRISON, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:45:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHITE CLOUD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:50:00 to 29-JAN-08 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLOYDS KNOBS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines. Several roads were blocked by downed trees.

Hail in CRAWFORD, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:20:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARENGO
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CRAWFORD, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:25:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: TASWELL
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:30:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: BECKS MILL
Magnitude: 87.00 EG
Property damage: 120.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A squall line produced a swath of wind damage as it crossed Washington County. Straight line winds destroyed a barn on South Church Road and another on Fairview Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 20:10:00 to 29-JAN-08 20:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: WAKEFIELD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in PERRY, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 20:20:00 to 29-JAN-08 20:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEOPOLD
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm winds did roof damage to two houses just outside of Leopold on County Rd 140.

Tornado in SCOTT, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 20:10:00 to 29-JAN-08 20:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEXINGTON
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 70.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF1 tornado touched down just east of Lexington. It snapped and uprooted trees, destroyed a mobile home, and caused roof damage to a number of homes.

Tornado in WASHINGTON, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:40:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: BECKS MILL
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 60.00K
Crop damage: 50.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

As a squall line crossed Washington County, a small tornado touched down intermittently within the down burst area. The most intense damage occurred near the intersection of Skylight and Cauble Roads, where several hardwood trees were snapped off, numerous trees were uprooted in different directions, a farm outbuilding was collapsed, and metal sheeting from a well-constructed barn was thrown 200 yards into the trees downwind.
On Cindy Lane near Springhouse Road, a large storage shed was shifted 40 degrees and a well-constructed home had significant loss of roofing.

Thunderstorm Wind in PERRY, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:15:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRISTOW
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a home in Leopold. In the Ashland Road area, winds destroyed a farm building housing several tractors and other farm equipment. Winds also downed numerous trees.

Tornado in CLARK, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 19:58:00 to 29-JAN-08 19:59:00 (EST-5)
Location: HENRYVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A small EF1 tornado touched down briefly just northeast of Henryville.  The tornado's 90mph winds felled trees in varying directions, one of which crashed onto a mobile home killing the occupant.

Thunderstorm Wind in DUBOIS, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 20:20:00 to 29-JAN-08 20:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: IRELAND
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm winds downed trees on several roads.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLARK, INDIANA
From 29-JAN-08 20:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 20:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: HENRYVILLE
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A half-mile wide swath of damaging straight-line winds stretched for four miles from Henryville to the Scott County line, with wind gusts to near 90 mph. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted by down burst winds on Beagle Club Road and Old State Road.