Possible tornado damages homes, tosses grain bin into trees

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A possible tornado late Wednesday afternoon damaged the roofs of at least three homes and tossed a grain bin into nearby trees in rural Vigo County, a storm spotter told the National Weather Service.

No injuries were reported amid the damage near the intersection of State Road 159 and East Dallas Drive about a mile south of the town of Riley. The damage was found about a 20-minute drive southeast of downtown Terre Haute.

A tornado warning was issued about 5:30 p.m. for southeastern Vigo and west-central Clay counties after radar indicated rotation in the storm. Russ Smith shared a photo of a funnel cloud in the Terre Haute area.

If later confirmed as a tornado, it would be Indiana’s 89th in 2026, surpassing the previous record of 72 tornadoes in 2011.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center issued a storm watch at 4:45 p.m. EST. It covered 43 counties across central, southern and southwestern Indiana, including Marion, Hamilton, Hendricks and Johnson counties in the Indianapolis area.

As of 8:40 p.m., the storm watch remained in effect through 11 p.m. EST for these counties: Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Scott, Spencer, Warrick and Washington.

The storms produced damaging wind gusts up to 50 mph, isolated hail and localized flash flooding from heavy downpours. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis had warned that an isolated tornado could not be ruled out.

The initial watch area included these counties: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Decatur, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick and Washington.

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