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The chance of earthquake damage in 47331 Zip Code is about the same as Indiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 47331 Zip Code is higher than Indiana average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #471

47331 Zip Code
0.03
Indiana
0.12
U.S.
1.81

The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.

Volcano Index, #1

47331 Zip Code
0.0000
Indiana
0.0000
U.S.
0.0023

The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.

Tornado Index, #189

47331 Zip Code
317.33
Indiana
265.56
U.S.
136.45

The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.

Other Weather Extremes Events

A total of 4,296 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 47331 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:0Cold:10Dense Fog:2Drought:4
Dust Storm:0Flood:663Hail:925Heat:8Heavy Snow:51
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:23Landslide:0Strong Wind:66
Thunderstorm Winds:2,325Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:0Winter Storm:71Winter Weather:21
Other:127 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near 47331 Zip Code.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 47331 Zip Code.

No historical earthquake events found in or near 47331 Zip Code.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 141 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 47331 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
2.21954-03-19239°39'N / 85°08'W0025K0Fayette
3.01955-03-11239°40'N / 85°18'W39°40'N / 85°02'W14.10 Miles880 Yards03250K0Fayette
3.61963-03-19239°35'N / 85°14'W39°37'N / 85°12'W2.30 Miles100 Yards0025K0Fayette
5.81960-09-19339°38'N / 85°16'W0.10 Mile100 Yards00250K0Fayette
6.11961-04-25439°40'N / 85°18'W39°44'N / 84°54'W21.60 Miles550 Yards002.5M0Fayette
8.01955-03-11239°40'N / 85°02'W39°40'N / 85°00'W1.30 Miles847 Yards00250K0Union
12.31980-07-09439°35'N / 85°22'W39°31'N / 85°22'W4.60 Miles33 Yards0025K0Rush
13.41992-11-22239°36'N / 84°59'W39°43'N / 84°50'W11.00 Miles200 Yards002.5M0Union
14.11958-06-08239°45'N / 85°22'W00250K0Henry
14.31980-07-09439°37'N / 85°29'W39°35'N / 85°22'W6.40 Miles267 Yards2252.5M0Rush
15.41974-04-03439°21'N / 85°17'W39°28'N / 85°11'W9.50 Miles1200 Yards2100K0Franklin
16.01961-04-25439°36'N / 85°37'W39°40'N / 85°18'W17.30 Miles550 Yards032.5M0Rush
16.21960-06-30239°30'N / 84°54'W003K0Franklin
16.41956-04-03239°44'N / 84°53'W00250K0Wayne
16.61969-08-09239°25'N / 85°00'W0.70 Mile33 Yards0025K0Franklin
17.61955-03-11239°40'N / 85°40'W39°40'N / 85°18'W19.40 Miles880 Yards00250K0Shelby
18.21961-04-25439°44'N / 84°54'W39°45'N / 84°48'W5.10 Miles550 Yards032.5M0Wayne
19.41992-11-22239°43'N / 84°50'W39°44'N / 84°48'W1.00 Mile200 Yards002.5M0Wayne
20.21986-03-10239°49'N / 85°26'W39°53'N / 85°22'W4.00 Miles300 Yards00250K0Henry
22.01967-05-28239°54'N / 84°57'W0.50 Mile33 Yards0025K0Wayne
22.61965-04-08239°48'N / 85°31'W0025K0Henry
22.61974-04-01239°48'N / 85°31'W1.00 Mile50 Yards0025K0Henry
22.61962-06-18339°55'N / 85°21'W00250K0Henry
23.72008-06-03339°27'N / 85°37'W39°30'N / 85°30'W7.00 Miles150 Yards181.0M0KRush
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down in Shelby County at 2004 EST 200 meters north of the County Road South 500 East and County Road East 500 South intersection. The tornado tracked to the east northeast for 2.93 miles before entering Rush County at 2012 EST near County Road South 1000 West just south of County Road East 450 South. The tornado continued to the northeast for 6.75 miles until lifting at 2030 EST. The tornado lifted 200 meters east of County Road South 400 West and 400 meters north of West State Road 244. The tornado was on the ground for a total of 9.68 miles and 26 minutes. The tornado was an EF-0 with wind speeds around 75 miles per hour while in Shelby County, however intensified to an EF-3 tornado while in Rush County with wind speeds around 150 miles per hour. The tornado had a width of 150 yards. The tornado formed from a supercell storm. While in Shelby County the tornado damaged 34 structures with the hardest hit areas being Middletown and Waldron. 27 of the damaged structures were in Middletown with 4 of these being completely destroyed. Trees and powerlines were also blown down and a semi-trailer was blown off Interstate 74. In Rush County 8 people were injured including a man and a woman who were pinned beneath a wall in Moscow. A 67 year old woman in Moscow was injured from a large tree limb that impaled her in the chest and later passed away due to those injuries on August 17th. The historic Moscow Covered Bridge was destroyed in addition to extensive damage to the Moscow school. Dozens of houses were severely damaged or destroyed including some houses that were swept completely off the foundation. Approximately 200,000 dollars in damage occurred in Shelby County and approximately one million dollars in damage occurred in Rush County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful weather system moved through central Indiana on the night of June 3rd. Associated with this system were damaging straight line thunderstorm winds and tornadoes. Three tornadoes developed from supercells. An EF-1 tornado moved through Decatur County, an EF-2 tornado moved through Brown and Johnson Counties, and then weakened to an EF-1 in Shelby County, and another tornado began as an EF-0 in Shelby County and intensified to an EF-3 in Rush County.
25.11992-11-22239°43'N / 85°38'W39°45'N / 85°35'W3.00 Miles50 Yards00250K0Rush
25.21965-11-26339°53'N / 85°31'W39°53'N / 85°28'W1.90 Miles33 Yards00250K0Decatur
25.31974-04-03439°46'N / 85°37'W39°47'N / 85°34'W2.70 Miles33 Yards000K0Rush
25.41961-04-25439°45'N / 84°48'W39°45'N / 84°37'W9.50 Miles77 Yards002.5M0Preble
25.81974-04-03439°47'N / 85°34'W39°59'N / 85°27'W14.90 Miles33 Yards060K0Henry
26.91974-04-03439°45'N / 85°39'W39°46'N / 85°37'W1.30 Miles33 Yards01125.0M0Hancock
27.41992-11-22239°43'N / 85°41'W39°43'N / 85°38'W1.50 Miles50 Yards00250K0Hancock
27.81992-11-22239°39'N / 85°40'W39°43'N / 85°41'W3.00 Miles50 Yards00250K0Shelby
28.41990-06-02239°13'N / 85°04'W39°14'N / 84°59'W2.50 Miles440 Yards00250K0Dearborn
28.81953-06-13239°44'N / 84°38'W0025K0Preble
29.41961-04-25439°35'N / 85°48'W39°36'N / 85°37'W9.60 Miles550 Yards012.5M0Shelby
29.41967-02-15240°03'N / 85°08'W0.50 Mile10 Yards003K0Randolph
29.51992-11-22339°47'N / 84°45'W39°56'N / 84°38'W12.00 Miles500 Yards0025.0M0Preble
30.21998-06-11240°01'N / 85°30'W39°58'N / 85°26'W5.50 Miles200 Yards005K0Henry
 Brief Description: Second tornado from supercell began in NC Hancock County and tracked ENE into extreme SE Madison County and then ended in NW Henry county NW of New Castle. This tornado traversed mainly open country causing mostly tree damageon farms along the path. This same supercell will produce two more tornadoes further east in Henry and Randolph Counties. These tornadoes will be described below.
30.61956-02-25239°16'N / 84°49'W0.50 Mile100 Yards00250K0Hamilton
31.01974-04-03440°03'N / 85°16'W40°05'N / 85°15'W1.30 Miles100 Yards0025.0M0Henry
31.31990-06-02439°13'N / 84°55'W39°15'N / 84°48'W6.00 Miles880 Yards0212.5M0Dearborn
31.41974-04-03439°09'N / 85°42'W39°21'N / 85°17'W26.10 Miles1200 Yards270K0Decatur
31.41986-03-10239°43'N / 85°47'W39°47'N / 85°40'W7.80 Miles300 Yards112.5M0Hancock
31.61973-06-19239°20'N / 85°40'W39°22'N / 85°36'W4.10 Miles50 Yards0025K0Decatur
31.91974-04-03339°42'N / 85°47'W39°51'N / 85°40'W11.80 Miles440 Yards12325.0M0Hancock
31.91969-05-10239°29'N / 86°03'W39°37'N / 85°27'W33.20 Miles33 Yards00250K0Johnson
32.61974-04-03440°05'N / 85°15'W40°06'N / 85°14'W000K0Delaware
32.91986-03-10340°02'N / 84°59'W40°06'N / 84°52'W7.60 Miles440 Yards0025.0M0Randolph
33.01990-06-02239°05'N / 85°25'W39°13'N / 85°04'W20.50 Miles440 Yards03250K0Ripley
33.21963-03-19240°03'N / 84°52'W2.50 Miles300 Yards00250K0Randolph
33.31958-07-31339°31'N / 85°46'W0025K0Shelby
33.31951-03-29239°47'N / 85°46'W39°49'N / 85°43'W3.00 Miles400 Yards02250K0Hancock
33.31958-06-13239°58'N / 85°36'W0125K0Madison
33.41972-05-14439°59'N / 85°35'W40°00'N / 85°33'W0125K0Henry
33.61986-03-10239°48'N / 85°47'W39°51'N / 85°41'W5.00 Miles220 Yards00250K0Hancock
33.71980-08-17239°51'N / 85°44'W39°53'N / 85°41'W3.30 Miles60 Yards00250K0Madison
34.01998-06-11239°58'N / 85°39'W39°58'N / 85°35'W3.00 Miles300 Yards005K0Madison
 Brief Description: Tornado from NE Hancock Co traversed SE Madison Co causing mainly tree damage.
34.21957-04-26239°47'N / 85°46'W003K0Hancock
34.61972-05-14439°57'N / 85°41'W39°59'N / 85°35'W5.40 Miles200 Yards0125K0Madison
34.82002-09-20240°02'N / 85°31'W40°03'N / 85°32'W6.00 Miles100 Yards002.0M10KHenry
 Brief Description: A tornado formed along a squall line. Ten single family homes sustained major damage. As the tornado passed through a trailer park, 30 trailer homes sustained major damage.
35.01965-11-26340°06'N / 85°23'W0.50 Mile33 Yards00250K0Delaware
35.01990-06-02439°15'N / 84°48'W39°17'N / 84°35'W10.00 Miles1350 Yards01425.0M0Hamilton
35.01957-04-05240°03'N / 85°31'W0125K0Henry
35.41961-11-16239°27'N / 85°47'W0.50 Mile33 Yards0025K0Shelby
35.51974-04-03339°35'N / 85°52'W39°42'N / 85°47'W8.90 Miles440 Yards0225.0M0Shelby
35.61956-02-25239°29'N / 85°48'W2.00 Miles300 Yards002.5M0Shelby
36.21998-06-11239°53'N / 85°45'W39°59'N / 85°40'W7.50 Miles300 Yards00400K0Hancock
36.31971-03-15239°31'N / 85°51'W39°31'N / 85°48'W1.30 Miles200 Yards05250K0Shelby
36.61969-05-10339°20'N / 84°46'W39°25'N / 84°20'W23.80 Miles400 Yards092.5M0Butler
36.81977-10-01339°15'N / 84°40'W0.70 Mile150 Yards0172.5M0Hamilton
37.11992-11-22339°26'N / 85°53'W39°33'N / 85°47'W10.00 Miles50 Yards002.5M0Shelby
37.31956-02-25239°20'N / 84°34'W1.00 Mile500 Yards05250K0Butler
37.31961-09-24340°08'N / 85°19'W40°11'N / 85°13'W5.70 Miles33 Yards00250K0Shelby
37.61961-09-24340°07'N / 85°33'W40°08'N / 85°19'W12.00 Miles33 Yards01250K0Delaware
37.61990-06-02439°17'N / 84°35'W39°20'N / 84°35'W3.00 Miles1350 Yards0225.0M0Butler
37.71956-07-13239°05'N / 85°15'W0.20 Mile100 Yards0025K0Ripley
37.82006-03-31239°38'N / 85°57'W39°41'N / 85°47'W10.00 Miles700 Yards015.0M0Shelby
 Brief Description: 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. 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.
37.91992-11-22339°56'N / 84°38'W39°59'N / 84°33'W8.00 Miles500 Yards02125.0M0Darke
38.01967-12-11239°16'N / 85°42'W003K0Bartholomew
38.42005-11-15339°21'N / 85°47'W39°21'N / 85°47'W8.00 Miles300 Yards015.0M0Shelby
 Brief Description: A strong F3 tornado touched down in northern Bartholomew county on 15 November 2005, continuing into southeast Shelby county, where it would do the majority of its damage. No one was killed by this powerful tornado, despite areas of severe damage, and only one minor injury was reported. A resident sustained an ankle injury when moving quickly down into his basement with his family to take cover. The worst damage along the tornado's path took place along and near Vandalia Road just east of the town of Geneva, where a large hog farm was severely damaged, and an old farm house was blown off its foundation. The structural integrity of the destroyed home was insufficient to justify a violent rating. Around 25 properties were damaged in this largely rural area, with six declared total losses. An area of severe thunderstorms moved through central Indiana on the afternoon and evening of 15 November 2005, fueled by abnormally warm conditions which had been the rule across the region for the first half of the month. One strongly rotating supercell produced three tornadoes, two of them rated strong F3, over southern portions of central Indiana. Additional severe weather occurred with other supercells and squall line storms across central Indiana. Thanks to early warnings and heightened awareness of the severe weather threat, no one was killed by the tornadoes, and only one serious injury was reported.
38.61986-03-10239°34'N / 85°56'W39°43'N / 85°50'W10.00 Miles300 Yards002.5M0Shelby
38.61986-03-10239°34'N / 85°56'W39°43'N / 85°50'W10.00 Miles150 Yards002.5M0Shelby
38.61969-08-09239°39'N / 85°53'W00250K0Shelby
38.71986-03-10339°40'N / 85°56'W39°40'N / 85°50'W3.00 Miles440 Yards002.5M0Shelby
38.71998-06-11439°47'N / 85°58'W39°49'N / 85°44'W12.20 Miles500 Yards011.1M0Hancock
 Brief Description: A tornado initially touched down on Indianapolis' far east side in Cumberland destroying six buildings and damaging nearly eighty. The tornado continued east-northeast into Hancock County before dissipating just east of Maxwell at 640 PM EST. In Hancock County, the tornado destroyed approxiamtely five buildings and damaged nearly 40 others. The supercell storm that generated this tornado also produced three other tornadoes in east central Indiana that evening. These tornadoes will be described below.
39.11992-11-22239°13'N / 85°40'W39°13'N / 85°40'W1.00 Mile50 Yards00250K0Decatur
39.11980-06-02239°43'N / 85°53'W040K0Hancock
39.61972-05-14439°50'N / 85°57'W39°57'N / 85°41'W16.20 Miles200 Yards0125K0Hancock
39.81974-04-03440°06'N / 85°14'W40°18'N / 85°03'W16.70 Miles1400 Yards1120K0Randolph
39.91961-09-24340°11'N / 85°13'W40°12'N / 84°49'W20.90 Miles33 Yards00250K0Randolph
40.21954-06-17240°11'N / 85°22'W000K0Delaware
40.41957-04-05240°11'N / 85°23'W0025K0Delaware
40.61965-11-26339°54'N / 85°50'W1.00 Mile200 Yards03250K0Hancock
40.71980-04-08239°59'N / 84°33'W1.00 Mile100 Yards002.5M0Darke
40.81955-11-15340°06'N / 84°38'W40°06'N / 84°46'W14.40 Miles400 Yards0725K0Randolph
40.81955-11-15340°06'N / 84°46'W40°06'N / 84°38'W6.60 Miles300 Yards012.5M0Darke
41.22004-07-30239°03'N / 85°25'W39°04'N / 85°23'W2.00 Miles133 Yards02465K0Ripley
 Brief Description: A tornado moved along a two mile path from southwest of Holton into town. One house, one mobile home and two small planes were destroyed. Thirty-six other structures sustained major damage. Numerous trees were uprooted along the path of the tornado.
41.31957-07-04239°27'N / 85°54'W00250K0Shelby
41.41960-03-30239°54'N / 85°51'W003K0Hancock
41.61974-04-03539°07'N / 84°40'W39°13'N / 84°38'W6.80 Miles533 Yards31900K0Hamilton
41.71980-04-08239°32'N / 84°23'W2.00 Miles100 Yards0102.5M0Butler
42.11990-05-04239°30'N / 84°23'W0.20 Mile150 Yards15250K0Butler
42.11969-05-10239°13'N / 85°47'W39°11'N / 85°40'W6.40 Miles33 Yards00250K0Bartholomew
42.41992-11-22239°09'N / 85°44'W39°12'N / 85°40'W4.00 Miles50 Yards00250K0Bartholomew
42.71990-06-02439°20'N / 84°35'W39°20'N / 84°19'W12.00 Miles1350 Yards0025.0M0Butler
42.71986-03-10339°41'N / 85°59'W39°40'N / 85°56'W2.00 Miles440 Yards0102.5M0Marion
42.81963-05-27240°07'N / 84°40'W1.00 Mile33 Yards0025K0Darke
43.11974-04-03439°00'N / 84°58'W39°03'N / 84°54'W4.70 Miles667 Yards000K0Dearborn
43.11997-07-02240°06'N / 85°41'W40°06'N / 85°41'W5.00 Miles110 Yards00600K10KMadison
 Brief Description: The same supercell that produced the weak tornado in Hamilton county also produced this tornado. This strong tornado initially began as three funnels which merged to one tornadoabout when it touched down on the southwest side of Anderson near exit 22 of Interstate 69. The tornado proceeded east-southeast for 5 miles, damaging 35 homes, five with major damage, and also one business. Over 50 trees were blown down, numerous power lines were blown down, and two grain silos were tipped over before the tornado lifted near Emporia. Due to advance warning and good visibility that day, everyone in the path of the tornado were awareof its approach, and was able to seek shelter and escape injury.
43.31961-07-28340°11'N / 84°49'W40°12'N / 84°48'W003K0Randolph
43.51998-06-11339°47'N / 85°57'W39°47'N / 85°57'W1.00 Mile400 Yards031.5M0Marion
43.72002-09-20239°56'N / 85°50'W40°16'N / 85°34'W26.00 Miles150 Yards028.0M25KMadison
 Brief Description: One of Indiana's longest tracking tornados formed along a squall line on the morning of September 20. The tornado touched down near Ellettsville in Monroe county and then remained on the ground for 112 miles before lifting in Blackford county. The tornado produced F3 damage at its strongest points. Nearly 100 single family homes were destroyed, along with several mobile homes. Some apartments were also destroyed. Many businesses and hundreds of homes received damage. Several counties were declared disaster areas.
44.01954-03-28240°07'N / 85°41'W1.50 Miles53 Yards022.5M0Madison
44.41974-04-03439°08'N / 85°43'W39°09'N / 85°42'W0025.0M0Bartholomew
44.81974-04-03538°59'N / 84°52'W39°07'N / 84°40'W14.00 Miles33 Yards0202.5M0Boone
45.41986-03-10239°21'N / 84°23'W1.00 Mile200 Yards002.5M0Butler
45.41973-06-17239°23'N / 85°57'W0.30 Mile50 Yards0025K0Bartholomew
45.42008-05-30239°49'N / 86°00'W39°49'N / 85°57'W3.00 Miles150 Yards01829.0M0KMarion
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Numerous structures were damaged in Marion County with the hardest hit area being an apartment complex near 38th Street and Mitthoefer Road. The tornado was associated with an embedded supercell that was overtaken by a line. Based on damage indicators, wind speeds were estimated around 125 mph. This tornado formed near 42nd Street and Post Road and tracked southeastward for 3.1 miles before exiting Marion County on North County Line Road 500 meters south of East 38th Street. The tornado continued in Hancock County. While in Marion County the tornado was rated EF-2 and while in Hancock County the tornado was rated EF-1. The tornado continued to the southeast in Hancock County for 4.0 miles. This made the entire path length 7.1 miles. The width of the tornado while in Hancock County was 100 yards and lasted from 2132 until 2136. Overall, the tornado was on the ground from 2127 until 2136. The tornado lifted in Hancock County 500 feet south of West 200 North on North 400 West. While in Hancock County the tornado damaged barns, houses, billboards, trees, and powerlines. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A warm front moved through through the area earlier in the day allowing for warm temperatures over central Indiana. Severe storms formed in advance of a cold front that moved through later at night. These storms contained hail and damaging thunderstorm winds. Three tornadoes also formed with these storms including one that moved through the east side of Indianapolis. Heavy rain caused flash flooding across many locations.
45.91990-06-02238°59'N / 85°47'W39°08'N / 85°26'W18.00 Miles60 Yards00250K0Jennings
46.31992-11-22240°02'N / 85°51'W40°03'N / 85°50'W1.00 Mile100 Yards00250K0Madison
46.62006-03-31239°37'N / 86°06'W39°37'N / 85°58'W7.00 Miles350 Yards003.0M0Johnson
 Brief Description: 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. 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.
46.71992-11-22240°01'N / 85°53'W40°02'N / 85°51'W1.00 Mile100 Yards00250K0Hamilton
46.81974-04-03439°11'N / 84°29'W39°18'N / 84°23'W9.40 Miles350 Yards239250K0Hamilton
47.11974-04-03438°54'N / 85°05'W39°00'N / 84°58'W9.10 Miles1133 Yards0640K0Ohio
47.11955-03-11240°18'N / 85°02'W0025K0Randolph
47.12002-09-20239°38'N / 86°07'W39°54'N / 85°56'W17.50 Miles150 Yards09740.0M0Marion
 Brief Description: One of Indiana's longest tracking tornados formed along a squall line on the morning of September 20. The tornado touched down near Ellettsville in Monroe county and then remained on the ground for 112 miles before lifting in Blackford county. The tornado produced F3 damage at its strongest points. Nearly 100 single family homes were destroyed, along with several mobile homes. Some apartments were also destroyed. Many businesses and hundreds of homes received damage. Several counties were declared disaster areas.
47.21972-05-14439°46'N / 86°05'W39°50'N / 85°57'W8.40 Miles200 Yards017250K0Marion
47.31974-04-03538°58'N / 84°53'W38°59'N / 84°52'W000K0Ohio
47.41974-04-03439°18'N / 84°23'W39°26'N / 84°17'W10.40 Miles350 Yards00250K0Warren
47.61974-04-03440°18'N / 85°03'W40°19'N / 85°02'W000K0Jay
48.01955-03-11240°12'N / 84°48'W40°12'N / 84°30'W15.60 Miles500 Yards02250K0Randolph
48.41999-04-09338°53'N / 85°25'W38°59'N / 85°13'W15.00 Miles450 Yards021.4M0Ripley
 Brief Description: A tornado moved into Jefferson Proving Grounds from Jennings county and moved northeast across the county. Four mobile homes were destroyed and 4 were damaged. One house was destroyed while 8 had heavy damage and 20 minor damage. Twenty-one barns were destroyed, 6 had heavy damage, and 14 received minor damage. Seventeen outbuildings were destroyed while 4 had heavy damage and 11 minor damage. Four vehicles received major damage and 3 had minor damage. Five pieces of farm equipment were destroyed while 4 incurred major damage. Seven livestock were lost with 2 being killed and 2 injured. Trees were also downed in the path.
48.51990-06-02439°20'N / 84°19'W39°21'N / 84°20'W2.00 Miles1350 Yards0025.0M0Warren
48.61974-04-03438°55'N / 85°16'W38°56'N / 85°15'W000K0Ripley
48.81974-04-03339°06'N / 85°48'W39°07'N / 85°46'W1.30 Miles177 Yards050K0Jennings
49.01980-04-08240°19'N / 85°14'W40°21'N / 85°05'W7.90 Miles87 Yards00250K0Jay
49.11963-04-22339°51'N / 86°02'W0.30 Mile200 Yards0202.5M0Marion
49.31958-07-11239°06'N / 84°33'W39°05'N / 84°32'W000K0Hamilton
49.51973-09-29239°00'N / 84°42'W0.50 Mile33 Yards00250K0Boone
49.82008-06-03239°20'N / 86°05'W39°21'N / 85°57'W7.00 Miles150 Yards0323.0M0KJohnson
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: In Brown County near Peoga damaged occurred to twenty to thirty homes, a barn, powerlines, trees, and a carport due to a tornado. One indirect injury occurred when I firefighter suffered heat stroke. In Johnson County at Camp Atterbury forty buildings were damaged, dozens of vehicles including a 6,000 pound Humvee and a bus were tossed and crushed, the chapel was damaged, and a trailer was tossed on top of a building. Also in Johnson County in Edinburgh 59 buildings were damaged or destroyed. One woman suffered an ankle injury during the tornado. Damaged occurred in Shelby County to a gas station. One woman at the gas station sustained minor injuries when her car windows were blown out. The tornado touched down at 2024 EST in Brown County near the intersection of Sweetwater Trail and Beech Tree Road. The tornado tracked to the northeast for 2.83 miles before crossing into Johnson County approximately 1000 feet west of County Road 900 at 2030 EST. The tornado continued to track to the northeast for 7.19 miles until 2046 EST when the tornado entered Shelby County just south of the County Road 900 and West State Road 252 intersection. The tornado lifted at 2047 EST in Shelby County after tracking to the northeast and lifting at exit 80 on Interstate 65. The tornado was an EF-2 while in Brown County causing 200 thousand dollars in damage. The tornado was an EF-2 while in Johnson County causing 23 million dollars in damage. The tornado weakened to an EF-1 while in Shelby County causing 15 thousand dollars in damage. Based on damage indicators, at the tornadoes peak intensity wind speeds were around 130 miles per hour. The tornado formed from a supercell and was on the ground for 23 minutes or 10.59 miles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful weather system moved through central Indiana on the night of June 3rd. Associated with this system were damaging straight line thunderstorm winds and tornadoes. Three tornadoes developed from supercells. An EF-1 tornado moved through Decatur County, an EF-2 tornado moved through Brown and Johnson Counties, and then weakened to an EF-1 in Shelby County, and another tornado began as an EF-0 in Shelby County and intensified to an EF-3 in Rush County.
49.91969-08-09339°13'N / 84°31'W39°10'N / 84°18'W11.90 Miles400 Yards42402.5M0Hamilton


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