Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible from the mid-Mississippi Valley into parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians tonight. Heavy rain associated with these storms may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts across portions of the Ohio Valley. Mid-summer heat persists from the Central Plains to the Southeast. Read More >
Overview
Areas of low pressure moving along a meandering surface front along with strong low level jets brought a couple of rounds of severe weather to central Indiana in the early mornings of March 6 and 7. Damaging winds, some up to 100 mph, were the primary severe event, along with heavy rain and flooding.Radar
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| Radar at 2:00 AM EST March 6 | Radar at 3:00 AM EST March 6 | Radar at 3:30 AM EST March 6 |
Radar Loop for March 6
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| Radar at 12:10 AM EST March 7 | Radar at 2:00 AM EST March 7 | Radar at 3:00 AM EST March 7 |
Radar Loop for March 7
Storm Reports
A map of 48 hours of storm report locations covering both events (March 6 and 7). Text listings of reports received by NWS Indianapolis follow below the map.
March 6 Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 AM TSTM WND DMG ATTICA 40.29N 87.25W
03/06/2022 FOUNTAIN IN PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
0152 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNW CAYUGA 40.01N 87.51W
03/06/2022 VERMILLION IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ACROSS VERMILLION CO. ONE LIGHT
POLE DOWN. TIMES ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0203 AM TSTM WND DMG TURKEY RUN STATE PARK 39.89N 87.22W
03/06/2022 PARKE IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN
PART OF THE COUNTY. TIMES ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE YEOMAN 40.65N 86.67W
03/06/2022 CARROLL IN 911 CALL CENTER
FEW TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED
FROM RADAR.
0215 AM TSTM WND GST 3 ENE CAMDEN 40.62N 86.48W
03/06/2022 M62 MPH CARROLL IN TRAINED SPOTTER
AT COUNTY ROADS 500 NORTH AND 225 EAST. ALSO
HAIL ABOUT 0.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LASTED
ABOUT 5 MINUTES.
0215 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.07N 86.92W
03/06/2022 MONTGOMERY IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS MONTGOMERY
CO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0235 AM TSTM WND GST 3 WSW FRANKFORT 40.27N 86.56W
03/06/2022 M58 MPH CLINTON IN AWOS
AT KFKR FRANKFORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
0235 AM TSTM WND DMG FRANKFORT 40.29N 86.51W
03/06/2022 CLINTON IN 911 CALL CENTER
A TREE FELL ON TWO CARS, DAMAGING THEM. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0240 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE LEBANON 40.04N 86.47W
03/06/2022 BOONE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN 600 BLOCK OF SOUTH EAST ST.
AND 600 BLOCK OF SOUTH EVANS ST. IN LEBANON.
0245 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 E ELIZAVILLE 40.13N 86.33W
03/06/2022 BOONE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT. POWERLINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED
BY RADAR.
0300 AM TSTM WND DMG ZIONSVILLE 39.95N 86.27W
03/06/2022 BOONE IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN ZIONSVILLE AREA. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0304 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N FISHERS 40.01N 86.02W
03/06/2022 HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME SIDING RIPPED OFF OF HOUSES. REPORT VIA
TWITTER, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0315 AM TSTM WND DMG LAPEL 40.08N 85.85W
03/06/2022 MADISON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
PORCH PILLARS BLOWN OFF OF HOUSE, PIECE OF
BARN SIDING BLOWN OFF, LARGE TREE BRANCHES
SNAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0320 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 N MCCORDSVILLE 39.98N 85.93W
03/06/2022 HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MANY SHINGLES OFF OF ROOFS AND BITS OF
SIDING RIPPED FROM HOUSES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE
WITH ABOUT 0.5 INCH BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0337 AM TSTM WND GST 4 E ROYERTON 40.26N 85.30W
03/06/2022 E60 MPH DELAWARE IN 911 CALL CENTER
POLES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS
650 EAST AND 500 NORTH.
March 7 Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S TURTLE CREEK RESERV 39.02N 87.53W
03/07/2022 SULLIVAN IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT. DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AT SR 58 AND
CR 450S. ALSO, SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURES SHOWING
DESTROYED TRAVEL TRAILER AND A VEHICLE
FLIPPED OVER. WIND SPEED ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (EDITED 3/9/22)
0200 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW TRAFALGAR 39.41N 86.16W
03/07/2022 JOHNSON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT. A VAN WAS MOVED AND A TRAILER
WAS MOVED SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S PEOGA 39.31N 86.15W
03/07/2022 BROWN IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT. TREE DAMAGE ON FORD RIDGE RD.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0215 AM TSTM WND DMG EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
03/07/2022 JOHNSON IN PUBLIC
WIND GUST BROKE 1 INCH TREE LIMBS AND BLEW
OFF SHINGLES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0233 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNE GENEVA 39.40N 85.71W
03/07/2022 SHELBY IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT OF SEVERAL TREES BLOWN OVER AND
MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF AT COUNTY ROAD 850
SOUTH AT 350 EAST. FOUR TO SIX NEARBY
TELEPHONE POLLS WERE SNAPPED AT GROUND
LEVEL. EVERYTHING FELL TO THE EAST. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0240 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE SAINT PAUL 39.44N 85.60W
03/07/2022 DECATUR IN 911 CALL CENTER
LATE REPORT. LARGE TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED
BY RADAR.
0335 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 E CORTLAND 38.97N 85.93W
03/07/2022 JACKSON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT. DAMAGE TO A METAL STORAGE BARN.
TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Rain Reports
A map of 24 hour rainfall ending at 7:00 AM EST March 7 is below (note that amounts may not match your location exactly). Below the map is a list of 48 hour rainfall totals received by NWS Indianapolis.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 331 PM EST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...2-DAY RAINFALL TOTALS from 7AM EST 3/5 -to- 7AM EST 3/7... I. GREATEST REPORTS for each COUNTY, where 2.30 or greater... County Location Rainfall Source BARTHOLOMEW Flat Rock 1.2 SSW 2.90 in CoCoRaHS MONROE Unionville 3.4 SSE 2.86 in CoCoRaHS RANDOLPH Modoc 2.85 in CoCoRaHS HAMILTON Fortville 1.5 NW 2.76 in CoCoRaHS MADISON Ingalls 3.0 WNW 2.72 in CoCoRaHS MARION Meridian Hills 2.72 in CoCoRaHS SHELBY Fairland 0.9 SSW 2.70 in CoCoRaHS HENDRICKS Brownsburg 0.8 NNW 2.69 in NWS Emply BROWN Needmore 1.7 SSW 2.68 in CoCoRaHS RUSH Rushville 0.7 W 2.63 in CoCoRaHS DELAWARE Macdonia 2.42 in CoCoRaHS HENRY New Castle 3.2 W 2.41 in CoCoRaHS LAWRENCE Oolitic 2.5 N 2.41 in CoCoRaHS OWEN Carp 2.1 S 2.40 in Trained Spotter MORGAN Paragon 3.2 ENE 2.37 in CoCoRaHS DAVIESS Washington 1.5 W 2.35 in CoCoRaHS JOHNSON Franklin WWTP 2.33 in COOP BOONE Zionsville 2.31 in CoCoRaHS CLAY Clay City 2.31 in CoCoRaHS II. TWO-DAY TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTS, by county... Central Indiana location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Bartholomew County... Flat Rock 1.2 SSW 2.90 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Taylorsville 0.8 SSW 2.78 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Columbus 1.9 NNE 2.28 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Columbus 3.6 SW 2.00 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Boone County... Zionsville 2.31 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Jamestown 2 E 2.26 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Whitestown 3.1 E 2.20 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS New Ross 2.0 E 1.80 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Lebanon 6 W 1.69 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Thorntown 3.4 SW 1.69 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Pike 1.4 SSE 1.54 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Brown County... Needmore 1.7 SSW 2.68 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Beanblossom 1.4 NE 2.46 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Stone Head 2.3 ENE 2.37 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Carroll County... Burlington 1.47 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Flora 1.28 in 700AM 3/7 COOP ...Clay County... Clay City 2.31 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Bowling Green 2.14 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Howesville 1.87 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Clinton County... Frankfort 1 E 1.80 in 700AM 3/7 Public Frankfort 0.9 SSE 1.38 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Kilmore 1.0 ENE 1.14 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Mulberry 0.6 SSE 1.11 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Daviess County... Washington 1.5 W 2.35 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Washington 3.3 SE 2.10 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Plainville 1.3 S 2.08 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Decatur County... Greensburg 1.20 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Delaware County... Macdonia 2.42 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Muncie 1.7 N 1.95 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Muncie WWTP 1.89 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Yorktown 1.2 NNW 1.85 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Muncie 4.3 SSE 1.75 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Muncie 1.2 SE 1.53 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Delaware County Airport 1.45 in 700AM 3/7 ASOS ...Fountain County... Covington 1.30 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Greene County... Stanford 1.6 SSW 2.25 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Bloomfield 5.3 ESE 2.23 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Owensburg 1.0 N 2.19 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Elliston-Bloomfield 1.75 in 700AM 3/7 COOP ...Hamilton County... Fortville 1.5 NW 2.76 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS McCordsville 2.6 NE 2.67 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Fishers 4.3 ENE 2.65 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Fishers 0.7 WSW 2.65 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Fishers 3.0 NE 2.60 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Carmel 1.4 NNE 2.27 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Westfield 1.4 ESE 2.20 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Arcadia 4.6 W [1-day] 1.75 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Hancock County... Greenfiled 1.5 S 2.29 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Greenfield WWTP 2.22 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Wilkinson 4.1W [1-day] 1.95 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Hendricks County... Brownsburg 0.8 NNW 2.69 in 700AM 3/7 NWS Emply Brownsburg 5.1 NNE 2.46 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Plainfield 2.34 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Danville 2.32 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Avon 0.8 N 2.31 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Clayton 2.18 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Henry County... New Castle 3.2 W 2.41 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Greensboro 0.6 ENE 2.36 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Lewisville 1.8 ENE 2.31 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Howard County... Kokomo 3 WSW 1.63 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Kokomo 1.7 ESE 1.51 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Kokomo 4.6 ESE 1.35 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Jackson County... Seymour 1 WSW 1.56 in 700AM 3/7 CCOOP ...Jennings County... Hayden 2.2 WNW 2.15 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Scipio 2.2 NNW 1.61 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Johnson County... Franklin WWTP 2.33 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Franklin 2.0 N 2.21 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Greenwood 2.11 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Greenwood 3.8 W 2.10 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Franklin 1 W 2.07 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Greenwood 4.6 SW 2.00 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Knox County... Vincennes 4 E 1.58 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Vincennes 5 NE 1.58 in 700AM 3/7 COOP ...Lawrence County... Oolitic 2.5 N 2.41 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Harrodsburg 2.9 SSW 2.31 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Oolitic Purdue Exp Farm SRG 2.19 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Mitchell 4.1 E 2.17 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Oolitic Purdue Exp Farm Auto 2.10 in 700AM 3/7 HADS Bedford 3.7 N 2.05 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Buddha 1.84 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Madison County... Ingalls 3.0 WNW 2.72 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Anderson 2.0 S 2.58 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Anderson 2.2 NNE 1.99 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Marion County... Meridian Hills 2.72 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Williams Creek 2.72 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Castleton 1.0 ESE 2.63 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Eagle Creek Park 2.5 NNW 2.54 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS McCordsville 1.3 W 2.53 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Clermont 1.1 N 2.46 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP 2.38 in 1000AM 3/7 ASOS Lawrence 2.0 ENE 2.33 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Mars Hill 2.29 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Indianapolis 5.8 NE 2.25 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Fountain Square 1.6 SSW 2.16 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Irvington 2.16 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Southport 0.9 SE 2.15 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Warren Park 4.2 E 2.12 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Indianapolis Intl AP 1.1 SE 2.07 in 700AM 3/7 NWS WFO Meridian-Kessler 1.98 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Indianapolis Intl Airport 1.94 in 700AM 3/7 ASOS ...Martin County... Shoals 4.0 E 2.08 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Shoals 8 S 2.06 in 700AM 3/7 COOP ...Monroe County... Unionville 3.4 SSE 2.86 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Bloomingotn 2.7 E 2.49 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Bloomington Monroe County AP 2.27 in 900AM 3/7 ASOS Ellettsville 2.26 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Bloomington 1.7 NNW 2.21 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Montgomery County... Ladoga 3.4 E 2.17 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS New Market 2.6 WNW 1.64 in 700AM 3/7 NWS Emply Crawfordsville 6 SE 1.75 in 700AM 3/7 COOP ...Morgan County... Paragon 3.2 ENE 2.37 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Martinsville 3.2 SE 2.31 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Mooresville 1.8 NE 2.22 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Spencer 2.8 NNE 2.00 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Brooklyn 1.97 in 700AM 3/7 NWS Emply ...Owen County... Carp 2.1 S [12-hr total] 2.40 in 745AM 3/7 Trn Spttr Freeman 2.4 WSW 2.17 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Spencer WWTP 2.17 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Freeman 2.9 NE 2.06 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Parke County... Rockville 3.6 ENE 1.73 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Putnam County... Cloverdale 3.5 W 1.94 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Greencastle 3.6 ESE 1.93 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Randolph County... Modoc 2.85 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Parker City 2.30 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Union City 3.6 WSW 2.04 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Rush County... Rushville 0.7 W 2.63 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Rushville 0.7 ESE 2.39 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Gwynneville 2.2 NNE 2.00 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Shelby County... Fairland 0.9 SSW 2.70 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Shelbyville 1.6 SSE 2.37 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Shelbyville Municipal AP 2.27 in 1000AM 3/7 ASOS Shelbyville 7.1 WSW 1.95 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Sullivan County... Hymera 2.25 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Graysville 5 WNW 2.07 in 700AM 3/7 COOP ...Tippecanoe County... Lafayette 2.2 S 1.30 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Otterbein 2.2 ESE 1.23 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Lafayette Purdue Univ AP 1.22 in 1200PM 3/7 ASOS Lafayette 2.2 NE 1.22 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS West Lafayette Wastewater 1.18 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Battleground 4.9 WNW 1.15 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Tipton County... Tipton 5 SW 2.04 in 700AM 3/7 COOP Kempton 1.21 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Vermillion County... Perrysville 4 WNW 1.01 in 700AM 3/7 COOP ...Vigo County... Seelyville 3.2 S 2.12 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Terre Haute 5.3 S 2.09 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Terre Haute 2.4 E 2.01 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS Terre haute Regional AP 1.91 in 700AM 3/7 ASOS Shepardsville 3.8 SE 1.83 in 700AM 3/7 CoCoRaHS ...Warren County... Pence 1 SW 1.14 in 700AM 3/7 COOP 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
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| Figure 1: Surface Map at 4:00 AM EST March 6 | Figure 2: Mixed Layer CAPE and Effective Bulk Shear at 2 AM EST | Figure 3: Precipitable Water at 2 AM EST |
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| Figure 4: Surface Map at 1:00 AM EST March 7 | Figure 5: Most Unstable CAPE and Effective Bulk Shear at 1:00 AM EST March 7 | Figure 6: Precipitable Water and Moisture Transport at 3:00 AM EST March 7 |
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