The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Putnam County Tuesday night, carving a 9.37-mile path before ending in Morgan County near Stilesville. The storm began in northwest Cloverdale around 9:45 p.m. and lasted 18 minutes, with survey data showing peak winds of 105 mph.
That classification matters because an EF1 is the second-lowest level on the Enhanced Fujita scale, yet this storm still caused real damage. Officials said a mobile home was hit hard, two homes were affected, one barn was destroyed and tree groves were damaged along the route.
The track ran east of US 231 and along County Road 250 East, then followed 600 S through eastern Putnam County before crossing the county line. Damage was also noted between 425 E and 550 E, showing the tornado’s path was narrow but long, with a maximum width of 100 yards as it moved mostly through farm fields.
The contrast is the part that sticks. A tornado rated at the low end of the scale still tore up a mobile home and left a line of damage across county lines, which is why the Tuesday night storm is now being measured not just by its rating, but by how far and how hard it struck.
What remains unresolved is whether any injuries were tied to the storm, and the public record made available so far does not say whether more damage checks were still pending after the initial survey.
