Chase, IN: Damaged Grain Bins

(Satellite)

There were several tornadoes identified in Northeastern Indiana that happened Jun 11, 2026. Severe weather tends to happen in Summer, but that is when many bins are empty because room is being made for the next year's harvest.

I think this is the first time I've seen bins ripped completely ripped off their foundation. Normally, "just" one side is caved in.

Chad Evans Weather posted
Chase Elevator (between Boswell & Oxford) in Benton County from severe t'storms last night.  Pic from Christine Byrne.

Jeff Hauert commented on Chad's post
Judyville, IN

Comments on Andy's post
[When I looked at a map of tornadoes that were identified from that storm, the highest I saw was EF3.]

This is one of those towns in the midwest that has a lot more grain bins than houses. The railroad is KB&S/NKP/LE&W.  This is on the LE&W route that went from Sandusky to Peoria.

Satellite

 KB&S is a shortline, but it appears that it does not serve these rather big grain elevators.

Street View, Aug 2024

Street View, Aug 2024

Street View, Aug 2024

I got multiple views trying to verify that the big bin that remained standing was a bolted-steel bin. This view confirms that. Looking at Chad's photo, the bin not only survived the wind, it survived a couple of bins collapsing on it with just a some damage to its roof.

Street View, Aug 2024