Storm reports for March 31, 2006

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On March 31, 2006, 99 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Weakley County, TN.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (99)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9.5 million in property damage, $55,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (138 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Shelby County, IN (near Shelbyville) · Tornado F2 · $5 million · 1 injury
  “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…”
• Johnson County, IN (near Greenwood) · Tornado F2 · $3 million
  “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…”
• Van Wert County, OH (near Ohio City) · Tornado F2 · $1 million
  “The tornado was likely produced as the result of a line of thunderstorms overtaking an isolated supercell thunderstorm ahead of the line. The circulation which produced the tornado intensified shortly after the merger of the line and isolated supercell.”
• Jackson County, MI (near Leoni) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “The tornado began near Napoleon Road just north of Center Lake and moved northeast. Two small barns collapsed and a patio addition was blown away near the intersection of Page and Noon roads. Minor roof damage occurred at a house on Michigan avenue and a dozen large spruce trees were uprooted.”
• Shelby County, IN (near Flat Rock) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $100,000
  “Straight line winds toppled several high tension transmission towers and destroyed a church. Several other buildings were damaged as well.”
• Hendricks County, IN (near Brownsburg) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A small tornado touched down near Brownsburg on 31 March 2006. Damage was confined mostly to outbuildings and trees.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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