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Some tornadoes simply have very narrow damage paths, producing destructive winds over only a very narrow swath. There are also multivortex tornadoes, in which there are smaller suction vorticies within the main circulation (almost like mini tornadoes within a tornado). These suction vorticies can be much more intense then the rest of the tornado, but are often very small. So one house may encounter EF3 or higher winds, the house next to it may only experience EF0 or EF1 winds.

Quality of construction is also a factor.

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