Degrees of Tornado Damage to One- to Two-Story Residential Homes Guide
Tornado damage can vary from cosmetic to catastrophic in a space as small as a neighborhood. Because a tornado’s impact is affected by where a structure lies in the storm’s path, experts use the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF scale) to categorize these events and estimate wind speed based on observed damages.
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