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

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Earthquake Index, #615

Advance, IN	0.02
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

Advance, IN	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, #141

Advance, IN	314.88
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 4,724 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Advance, IN were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count
Avalanche:	0	Blizzard:	1	Cold:	15	Dense Fog:	11	Drought:	7
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	625	Hail:	1,218	Heat:	14	Heavy Snow:	46
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	19	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	33
Thunderstorm Winds:	2,375	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	74	Winter Weather:	24
Other:	262

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Advance, IN.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Advance, IN.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Advance, IN.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 134 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Advance, IN.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
4.3	1961-08-19	2	39°56'N / 86°38'W				0	0	25K	0	Boone
5.0	1957-07-12	2	40°04'N / 86°38'W				0	0	25K	0	Boone
6.1	1995-05-13	2	39°59'N / 86°54'W	39°58'N / 86°34'W	9.00 Miles	250 Yards	3	5	3.5M	0	Montgomery
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down near Ladoga Road and County Road 400S damaging a home. The tornado continued east near Linnsburg and New Ross destroying eight homes and damaging eight others. Two businesses were destroyed and an elementary school received major damage. The fatalities occurred in prefabricated homes of rural Montgomery County, just west and south of Linnsburg. The tornado exited the county near Interstate 74 and County Road 400S at 0008 EST. (M42P, F36P, M94P)
8.1	1971-03-15	2	40°06'N / 86°33'W		0.10 Mile	20 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Boone
8.3	1973-05-27	2	39°39'N / 86°50'W	40°06'N / 86°25'W	38.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hendricks
9.0	1956-02-25	2	40°03'N / 86°28'W		1.00 Mile	70 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Boone
9.0	1965-08-25	2	40°03'N / 86°28'W		0.80 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Boone
9.0	1965-04-11	4	40°01'N / 86°52'W	40°03'N / 86°42'W	8.90 Miles	667 Yards	2	13	25.0M	0	Montgomery
9.5	1961-03-06	2	40°08'N / 86°37'W				0	2	25K	0	Boone
10.5	1965-04-11	4	40°03'N / 86°42'W	40°09'N / 86°15'W	24.70 Miles	1667 Yards	20	80	25.0M	0	Boone
10.7	1976-03-20	2	39°47'N / 86°41'W	39°54'N / 86°31'W	11.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hendricks
11.3	1962-03-11	3	40°05'N / 86°29'W	40°08'N / 86°27'W	3.00 Miles	10 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Boone
11.7	1990-06-02	2	40°00'N / 86°54'W	40°05'N / 86°46'W	10.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	12	2.5M	0	Montgomery
11.9	1958-06-13	2	40°03'N / 86°50'W				0	0	25K	0	Montgomery
13.3	1990-06-02	2	39°48'N / 86°42'W	39°49'N / 86°40'W	1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Hendricks
15.0	1990-06-02	2	39°47'N / 86°44'W	39°48'N / 86°42'W	2.00 Miles	50 Yards	1	1	250K	0	Putnam
15.3	1966-12-08	2	40°03'N / 86°54'W				0	0	25K	0	Montgomery
15.3	1965-01-23	2	39°49'N / 86°27'W				0	0	3K	0	Hendricks
16.0	1992-11-22	3	39°52'N / 86°54'W	39°55'N / 86°53'W	3.00 Miles	867 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Montgomery
16.1	1965-11-26	2	40°06'N / 86°24'W	40°10'N / 86°21'W	4.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Boone
16.4	1978-06-25	3	40°17'N / 86°41'W	40°11'N / 86°33'W	9.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Clinton
16.6	1980-06-02	3	40°05'N / 87°04'W	39°55'N / 86°48'W	18.10 Miles	33 Yards	1	16	2.5M	0	Montgomery
17.1	1974-04-03	2	40°02'N / 86°18'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Boone
17.4	1965-11-26	3	39°59'N / 86°20'W	40°02'N / 86°15'W	5.10 Miles	527 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Boone
19.5	1975-04-02	2	40°12'N / 86°22'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clinton
20.4	1992-11-22	3	39°43'N / 86°54'W	39°52'N / 86°54'W	9.00 Miles	867 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Putnam
20.6	1967-06-24	2	40°16'N / 86°47'W				0	0	3K	0	Tippecanoe
20.8	1953-04-09	3	40°16'N / 86°42'W	40°17'N / 86°15'W	23.60 Miles	750 Yards	1	6	2.5M	0	Clinton
20.9	1976-03-20	2	39°39'N / 86°52'W	39°47'N / 86°41'W	13.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Putnam
22.2	1961-08-10	2	40°19'N / 86°38'W				0	0	25K	0	Clinton
22.5	1954-07-20	2	39°43'N / 86°24'W				0	0	25K	0	Hendricks
22.7	1968-06-11	2	40°19'N / 86°32'W				0	5	250K	0	Clinton
24.5	1965-11-26	3	40°02'N / 86°15'W	40°06'N / 86°05'W	9.60 Miles	527 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Hamilton
24.7	1969-08-09	3	39°49'N / 86°13'W		0.10 Mile	167 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Marion
24.9	1988-10-17	2	39°41'N / 86°23'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hendricks
25.3	1978-06-25	3	39°45'N / 86°16'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Marion
25.4	1974-06-07	2	39°57'N / 86°13'W	39°59'N / 86°04'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hamilton
25.7	1965-04-11	4	40°20'N / 86°50'W	40°22'N / 86°42'W	6.90 Miles	500 Yards	0	10	0K	0	Tippecanoe
26.0	1962-09-13	2	40°03'N / 86°08'W		1.00 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hamilton
27.1	1968-05-15	2	39°37'N / 86°32'W	39°37'N / 86°26'W	5.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Hendricks
27.3	1978-06-25	3	40°26'N / 86°58'W	40°17'N / 86°41'W	18.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Tippecanoe
27.6	1965-04-11	4	40°22'N / 86°42'W	40°25'N / 86°24'W	15.90 Miles	500 Yards	0	34	0K	0	Clinton
27.9	1961-03-06	2	40°23'N / 86°38'W	40°25'N / 86°35'W	2.70 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clinton
28.1	1965-04-11	4	40°09'N / 86°15'W	40°10'N / 86°01'W	12.10 Miles	1333 Yards	6	30	25.0M	0	Hamilton
28.3	1968-05-15	2	40°23'N / 86°27'W				0	0	25K	0	Clinton
28.6	1968-05-15	2	39°37'N / 86°26'W	39°37'N / 86°22'W	3.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Morgan
28.8	1955-11-15	2	39°46'N / 86°10'W				0	2	25K	0	Marion
28.9	1980-06-02	2	39°47'N / 86°09'W				0	6	0K	0	Marion
29.2	1969-05-10	2	39°34'N / 86°58'W	39°38'N / 86°40'W	16.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	7	250K	0	Putnam
30.5	1965-09-14	2	40°21'N / 86°57'W	40°23'N / 86°55'W	1.30 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tippecanoe
31.2	1971-03-19	2	40°25'N / 86°50'W		0.50 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tippecanoe
31.5	1953-04-09	3	40°15'N / 87°31'W	40°16'N / 86°42'W	42.90 Miles	750 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Warren
31.9	1974-04-01	2	40°25'N / 86°52'W		1.50 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tippecanoe
31.9	1980-06-07	2	40°25'N / 86°52'W				0	0	0K	0	Tippecanoe
32.1	1965-04-11	4	40°24'N / 86°23'W	40°25'N / 86°18'W	3.80 Miles	333 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Clinton
32.1	1992-11-22	3	39°52'N / 86°07'W	39°57'N / 85°56'W	9.00 Miles	433 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Marion
32.4	1958-06-08	2	40°21'N / 86°13'W				0	1	3K	0	Tipton
32.7	1963-04-22	3	39°51'N / 86°02'W		0.30 Mile	200 Yards	0	20	2.5M	0	Marion
33.0	1959-02-10	2	39°41'N / 86°09'W		0.40 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Marion
33.1	1954-06-26	2	39°31'N / 86°38'W				0	0	3K	0	Morgan
33.5	1978-04-10	2	40°25'N / 86°52'W	40°30'N / 86°45'W	8.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tippecanoe
34.0	1963-04-22	2	40°23'N / 87°01'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tippecanoe
34.3	1992-07-30	2	39°31'N / 86°39'W	39°29'N / 86°30'W	6.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Morgan
34.4	1961-07-21	2	39°31'N / 86°48'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Putnam
34.7	1972-05-14	4	39°46'N / 86°05'W	39°50'N / 85°57'W	8.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	17	250K	0	Marion
35.3	2002-09-20	2	39°38'N / 86°07'W	39°54'N / 85°56'W	17.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	97	40.0M	0	Marion
		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.
35.7	1953-04-09	3	40°17'N / 86°15'W	40°17'N / 85°52'W	19.90 Miles	33 Yards	1	6	2.5M	0	Tipton
36.3	2008-05-30	2	39°49'N / 86°00'W	39°49'N / 85°57'W	3.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	18	29.0M	0K	Marion
		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.
36.4	1992-11-22	3	39°24'N / 86°31'W	39°35'N / 86°19'W	15.00 Miles	867 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Morgan
36.8	1965-06-06	2	40°17'N / 86°02'W				0	0	25K	0	Tipton
36.9	1986-03-10	3	39°35'N / 86°14'W	39°41'N / 85°59'W	15.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Johnson
37.0	1962-05-26	2	39°32'N / 86°16'W				0	0	25K	0	Morgan
37.3	2002-09-20	3	39°32'N / 86°13'W	39°38'N / 86°07'W	7.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25.0M	10K	Johnson
		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.
37.5	1968-05-15	2	40°29'N / 86°56'W				0	0	3K	0	Tippecanoe
37.9	2002-09-20	3	39°22'N / 86°32'W	39°35'N / 86°15'W	20.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	28	15.0M	30K	Morgan
		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.
38.2	1960-05-19	2	40°16'N / 87°15'W				0	0	25K	0	Delaware
38.2	1986-03-10	3	39°22'N / 86°31'W	39°35'N / 86°14'W	15.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	9	2.5M	0	Morgan
38.4	1998-06-11	3	39°47'N / 85°57'W	39°47'N / 85°57'W	1.00 Mile	400 Yards	0	3	1.5M	0	Marion
38.7	1976-03-20	4	40°28'N / 87°00'W	40°34'N / 86°47'W	13.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	6	2.5M	0	Tippecanoe
39.6	2007-04-11	2	40°10'N / 85°57'W	40°15'N / 85°54'W	4.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	150K	0K	Hamilton
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado touched down at 7:25 P.M. EDT, as reported by trained spotters, about 3 miles east of Arcadia . The tornado continued a path to the northeast, lifting around 7:30 P.M. EDT. An EF2 rating was assigned to this tornado given the significant destruction of a barn, and the tornado moving a dual wheel pickup truck/trailer rig nearly fifteen feet. Winds were estimated near 120 mph. Several other outbuildings, houses, barns, vehicles, trees, sheds, and garages suffered damage as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms moved through central Indiana on the afternoon of 11 April 2007. The storms produced tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds. The National Weather Service Indianapolis damage assessment teams confirmed four tornadoes in central Indiana. These tornadoes occurred from mini supercells.
39.9	1992-11-22	2	40°01'N / 85°53'W	40°02'N / 85°51'W	1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hamilton
40.1	1956-02-25	2	39°26'N / 86°26'W		2.00 Miles	60 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Morgan
40.3	1963-04-29	3	39°37'N / 87°16'W	39°39'N / 87°10'W	5.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Parke
40.7	2006-03-31	2	39°37'N / 86°06'W	39°37'N / 85°58'W	7.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	3.0M	0	Johnson
		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.
40.7	1956-03-06	2	40°35'N / 86°41'W				0	0	25K	0	Carroll
40.9	1956-02-25	2	39°31'N / 86°10'W				0	0	250K	0	Johnson
41.2	1976-03-20	4	40°34'N / 86°47'W	40°36'N / 86°43'W	3.60 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Carroll
41.3	1992-11-22	2	40°02'N / 85°51'W	40°03'N / 85°50'W	1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Madison
41.3	1960-03-30	2	39°54'N / 85°51'W				0	0	3K	0	Hancock
41.4	1961-03-06	3	40°28'N / 86°08'W		2.00 Miles	300 Yards	1	3	250K	0	Howard
41.5	1986-03-10	3	39°41'N / 85°59'W	39°40'N / 85°56'W	2.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Marion
42.2	1965-11-26	3	39°54'N / 85°50'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Hancock
42.3	1980-06-02	2	40°08'N / 87°24'W				0	0	25.0M	0	Fountain
42.7	1965-04-11	4	40°25'N / 86°18'W	40°30'N / 85°52'W	23.30 Miles	880 Yards	17	560	250.0M	0	Howard
42.9	1951-07-09	2	40°29'N / 86°07'W		1.00 Mile	1760 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Howard
43.0	1956-03-06	2	40°22'N / 85°58'W				0	0	25K	0	Tipton
43.0	1998-06-11	4	39°47'N / 85°58'W	39°49'N / 85°44'W	12.20 Miles	500 Yards	0	1	1.1M	0	Hancock
		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.
43.1	1965-09-14	2	40°37'N / 86°33'W				0	0	3K	0	Carroll
43.1	1972-05-14	4	39°50'N / 85°57'W	39°57'N / 85°41'W	16.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Hancock
43.5	1980-06-02	2	39°43'N / 85°53'W				0	4	0K	0	Hancock
43.7	1980-06-07	2	40°22'N / 85°57'W				1	5	0K	0	Tipton
44.0	1956-04-03	2	39°25'N / 86°58'W				0	0	25K	0	Tippecanoe
44.5	1974-04-03	4	40°30'N / 87°08'W	40°32'N / 87°06'W	1.30 Miles	333 Yards	0	0	250.0M	0	Benton
44.5	1973-05-27	2	39°12'N / 86°27'W	39°37'N / 86°06'W	34.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Monroe
44.7	1956-03-06	2	40°35'N / 86°16'W		2.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Cass
45.2	1986-03-10	3	39°40'N / 85°56'W	39°40'N / 85°50'W	3.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Shelby
45.2	1991-08-08	2	40°29'N / 87°15'W	40°27'N / 87°11'W	4.00 Miles	127 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Warren
45.3	1964-04-28	2	40°17'N / 85°51'W				0	0	0K	0	Madison
45.8	1969-08-09	2	39°39'N / 85°53'W				0	0	250K	0	Shelby
45.9	1954-10-11	3	39°27'N / 86°07'W	39°30'N / 86°03'W	4.70 Miles	100 Yards	2	0	250K	0	Johnson
46.0	1973-05-27	2	39°12'N / 87°18'W	39°39'N / 86°50'W	39.80 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Sullivan
46.0	1963-04-29	3	40°35'N / 86°41'W	40°44'N / 86°23'W	18.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Carroll
46.1	1986-03-10	2	39°34'N / 85°56'W	39°43'N / 85°50'W	10.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Shelby
46.1	1986-03-10	2	39°34'N / 85°56'W	39°43'N / 85°50'W	10.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Shelby
46.2	2006-03-31	2	39°38'N / 85°57'W	39°41'N / 85°47'W	10.00 Miles	700 Yards	0	1	5.0M	0	Shelby
		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.
46.3	1990-06-02	2	39°46'N / 87°31'W	39°48'N / 87°23'W	6.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Vermillion
46.5	1974-04-03	3	40°17'N / 87°29'W	40°33'N / 87°08'W	25.90 Miles	700 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Warren
47.1	1976-06-24	2	39°18'N / 86°44'W	39°20'N / 86°42'W	2.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Owen
47.4	1961-03-06	3	40°28'N / 85°58'W				0	0	25K	0	Howard
47.5	1957-04-26	2	39°47'N / 85°46'W				0	0	3K	0	Hancock
47.9	1974-04-03	2	40°23'N / 85°58'W	40°29'N / 85°52'W	8.30 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Howard
48.2	1998-06-11	3	40°24'N / 86°04'W	40°34'N / 85°52'W	12.50 Miles	800 Yards	0	8	5.0M	0	Howard
		Brief Description: This strong tornado originated from a supercell which initially produced several funnel clouds beginning northeast of Crawfordsville, passing over Frankfort to Kokomo's south side. This supercell finally produced its tornado just south of Kokomo near Oakford and Center. The tornado damaged a school near Center and caused its most extensive damage in Greentown where over two dozen buildings were destroyed and nearly 200 buildings were damaged. The tornado continued tracking ENE along the N & W train tracks and into WC Grant County west of Swayzee.
48.4	1986-03-10	2	39°48'N / 85°47'W	39°51'N / 85°41'W	5.00 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hancock
48.5	1998-06-11	2	39°53'N / 85°45'W	39°59'N / 85°40'W	7.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	400K	0	Hancock
48.5	1951-03-29	2	39°47'N / 85°46'W	39°49'N / 85°43'W	3.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Hancock
48.7	1974-04-03	3	39°35'N / 85°52'W	39°42'N / 85°47'W	8.90 Miles	440 Yards	0	2	25.0M	0	Shelby
48.9	1991-08-08	2	40°30'N / 87°19'W	40°29'N / 87°15'W	5.00 Miles	127 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Benton
49.0	1990-06-02	2	39°43'N / 87°31'W	39°46'N / 87°27'W	4.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Vermillion
49.1	1980-08-17	2	39°51'N / 85°44'W	39°53'N / 85°41'W	3.30 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Madison
49.2	2002-09-20	3	39°14'N / 86°37'W	39°20'N / 86°31'W	10.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	10.0M	20K	Monroe
		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.
49.4	1963-04-22	3	39°48'N / 87°32'W	39°48'N / 87°30'W			0	0	0K	0	Vermillion
49.7	1992-11-22	3	39°15'N / 86°39'W	39°18'N / 86°34'W	5.30 Miles	867 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Monroe
49.8	1974-04-03	3	39°42'N / 85°47'W	39°51'N / 85°40'W	11.80 Miles	440 Yards	1	23	25.0M	0	Hancock
49.9	1974-04-03	4	40°32'N / 87°06'W	40°52'N / 86°34'W	36.10 Miles	900 Yards	10	73	0K	0	White

* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.