The tornado that formed Monday night about two miles southeast of Blue Mound has been rated as an EF-I on the Enhanced Fujita Scale by a survey crew from the National Weather Service office in Pleasant Hill.
This tornado, which injured two people, would stay on the ground for 46 minutes, traveling 23.76 miles with a maximum path of 200 yards. The injuries occurred when a manufactured home near Park Lane and Paine Road was thrown off its cinder block supports and completely destroyed. This is in the area of the Sugar Valley and Hidden Valley Lakes communities where campers were flipped over and trees and docks were damaged.
Other damage from this storm included tree damage to a home off Ingrahm Road, extensive tree damage at Curry Cemetery, and to trees and outbuildings along 600 Road. It later damaged trees and outbuilding along Scott Road north of 750th, crossing US 69 about two miles south of Pleasanton before finally ending a mile east of Worland, Missouri.
The survey crew also reviewed a second tornado, which began seven miles east-northeast of Blue Mound and dissipated five miles west-southwest of Mound City, had a path of just over 6/10ths of a mile, was classified as EF-unknown as there was no damage observed. This is subject to change if damage is later round.
A survey team from the Topeka NWS office determined the tornado that hit Ottawa also had a EF-2 rating, with a peak wind speed of 125 miles an hour and width of 100 yards during its 7.3-mile, 25-minute life that began near Quenemo and ended east of Ottawa. A second tornado near Quenemo with was only on the ground briefly and received an EF-0 rating.
Another survey team from Peasant Hill indicated the tornado that struck the Hillsdale area in Miami County also had an EF-2 Rating.
