Overview
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A strong low pressure system brought strong non-thunderstorm winds during the day of March 15, then a line of thunderstorms along a cold front brought damaging winds to parts of central Indiana during the evening. |
Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0952 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 W Monroe City 38.62N 87.41W
03/15/2026 Knox IN Law Enforcement
Tree blown down by thunderstorm winds.
1046 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SSW Bedford 38.81N 86.52W
03/15/2026 Lawrence IN Public
Trees and power lines downed near the
intersection of US50 and SR 37.
1053 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 W Unionville 39.23N 86.43W
03/15/2026 Monroe IN Public
Tree downed near SR 45.
1101 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Martinsville 39.42N 86.42W
03/15/2026 M59 MPH Morgan IN Public
1114 PM Hail 5 NNE Gnaw Bone 39.25N 86.11W
03/15/2026 E0.25 Inch Brown IN Trained Spotter
1115 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 WSW Franklin 39.48N 86.08W
03/15/2026 Johnson IN Public
Grill thrown from patio into yard. Fence
broken. Time estimated by radar.
1116 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Indianapolis Int`l Airp 39.72N 86.30W
03/15/2026 M58 MPH Marion IN ASOS
1120 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WNW Homecroft 39.68N 86.17W
03/15/2026 M71 MPH Marion IN Trained Spotter
1123 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NW Indianapolis 39.79N 86.16W
03/15/2026 M58 MPH Marion IN Emergency Mngr
1123 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Columbus 39.24N 85.91W
03/15/2026 Bartholomew IN Trained Spotter
1.5 ft diameter pine tree snapped in half 7
ft off the ground. Time estimated from radar
data.
1124 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SW Columbus 39.20N 85.92W
03/15/2026 Bartholomew IN Emergency Mngr
Tree snapped in half.
1125 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NW Flat Rock 39.39N 85.87W
03/15/2026 Shelby IN Public
Tree down.
1137 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NNW Morse Reservoir 40.16N 86.09W
03/15/2026 Hamilton IN Fire Dept/Rescue
Two utility poles were blown down by
thunderstorm winds near East 256th Street
and Carson Road. Time estimated from radar.
1142 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNE Lapel 40.08N 85.84W
03/15/2026 Madison IN Emergency Mngr
Tree across State Road 32.
1142 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Manilla 39.57N 85.63W
03/15/2026 Rush IN Emergency Mngr
Power lines downed.
1144 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Arlington 39.61N 85.58W
03/15/2026 Rush IN Emergency Mngr
Trees and power lines downed. Time estimated
from radar.
1144 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ESE Arlington 39.64N 85.56W
03/15/2026 Rush IN Emergency Mngr
Multiple trees downed.
1146 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE Arlington 39.65N 85.55W
03/15/2026 Rush IN Emergency Mngr
Power lines and trees downed.
1148 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NW Rushville 39.64N 85.49W
03/15/2026 Rush IN Emergency Mngr
Tree down in front of residence into the
power lines.
1158 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Alexandria 40.29N 85.67W
03/15/2026 Madison IN Public
Shingles blown off roof. Large tree down.
1206 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NW Straughn 39.83N 85.32W
03/16/2026 Henry IN Amateur Radio
Time estimated from radar.
1215 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SSE New Castle 39.87N 85.33W
03/16/2026 M51 MPH Henry IN AWOS
New Castle Henry County Airport...Marlatt
Field.
1215 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SW Royerton 40.24N 85.40W
03/16/2026 M54 MPH Delaware IN ASOS
Measured at KMIE.
Non-Thunderstorm Winds
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 655 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...HIGHEST NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND REPORTS FOR MARCH 15TH... Location Speed Time/Date Provider ...Indiana... ...Boone County... Indianapolis Exc 53 MPH 0115 PM 03/15 AWOS 1.8 SE Whitestown (WEATHERST 46 MPH 0330 PM 03/15 MESOWEST ...Clinton County... Frankfort 52 MPH 0355 PM 03/15 AWOS ...Daviess County... Daviess County Airport 45 MPH 1215 PM 03/15 AWOS ...Delaware County... Gaston 45 MPH 0135 PM 03/15 DAVIS ...Hamilton County... 1 N Castleton 46 MPH 0411 PM 03/15 AWOS ...Hendricks County... 2 ESE Danville 49 MPH 0250 PM 03/15 AWOS ...Howard County... Kokomo 49 MPH 0404 PM 03/15 AWOS ...Lawrence County... 2 ESE Bedford 53 MPH 1223 PM 03/15 AWOS ...Madison County... Anderson Municipal Apt 47 MPH 0515 PM 03/15 AWOS ...Marion County... Indianapolis (Eagle Creek) 51 MPH 0413 PM 03/15 ASOS ...Monroe County... Bloomington 56 MPH 1211 PM 03/15 ASOS ...Montgomery County... Crawfordsville 54 MPH 1255 PM 03/15 AWOS Darlington 49 MPH 1205 PM 03/15 DAVIS ...Putnam County... Greencastle 54 MPH 1155 AM 03/15 AWOS Greencastle (WEATHERSTEM) 49 MPH 1220 PM 03/15 MESOWEST ...Shelby County... Shelbyville 59 MPH 1238 PM 03/15 ASOS ...Tippecanoe County... W. Lafayette - Purdue Univ. 53 MPH 0325 PM 03/15 ASOS Throckmorton Purdue Agricult 48 MPH 0230 PM 03/15 MESOWEST ...Vigo County... Terre Haute 53 MPH 0243 PM 03/15 ASOS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Environment
Strong winds mixed down to the surface during the day in the warm sector of the low pressure system.
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| Figure 1: Surface Map at 8 PM EDT | Figure 2: 925mb at 12:00 PM EDT | Figure 3: 850mb at 12:00 PM EDT |
Strong shear worked with limited instability to produce an environment for low-end severe weather.
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| Figure 4: MLCAPE at 9:00 PM EDT (Image is mislabeled as 00Z instead of 01Z) |
Figure 5: 0-3km shear at 9:00 PM EDT (Image is mislabeled as 00Z instead of 01Z) |
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