Numerous airplanes also flipped over at the Kansas City Downtown Airport. Significant damage was also reported at the University of Kansas in Lawrence and at the Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Water Park. The Kansas City Metropolitan Area was hardest hit, with significant wind and hail damage to many homes and businesses, but only two tornadoes in the far northwestern part of the area. More severe weather developed in the morning of March 12. The tornadoes were accompanied by very large hail, some as large as softballs. Several other tornadoes left heavy damage in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas. One of them flattened a mobile home park and left many people injured and at least 2 dead in Perry County, Missouri. On the evening of March 11, 18 tornadoes developed across the region. Īctivity calmed down on March 10 with little severe weather reported, but picked up again the next day. Tens of thousands of people also lost electricity throughout the region. The two fatalities were as a result of a weather-related automobile accident and a fire started by lightning.

Numerous injuries and at least two fatalities were reported, but mostly due to the thunderstorm winds. The period of active weather started with a major derecho event on March 9 across the South Central United States, that also included several tornadoes, although straight-line winds did most of the damage.

Big weather events in 2006