answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Manmade structures are often damaged or destroyed by tornadoes. Roofs and windows are usually the most vulnerable parts. Violent tornadoes can completel obliterate well built houses.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

they destroy them

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How do tornadoes affect structures?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How do tornadoes affect earth's crust or land?

Tornadoes can be devastating to vegetation and man-made structures, but the ground itself is usually not affected in any significant way except in the most violent tornadoes. In rare cases tornadoes can be stroung enough to scour away the soil.


How can a tornado change the earth's surface?

Tornadoes can be very destructive to vegetation and man-made structures, but they generally do not affect the ground itself. In rare cases the very strongest tornadoes can cause severe ground scouring.


How is earth affected by tornadoes?

Tornadoes can cause catastrophic damage to vegetation and man-made structures.


How do tornadoes change one's habitat?

Tornadoes change habitats by destroying vegetation and manmade structures.


How do tornadoes affect the aquifers?

Tornadoes don't really affect aquifers at all. Aquifers are far enough underground to be beyond the influence of tornadoes.


How structures withstand tornadoes?

by having a strong foundation and cellers


What are the impaets of tornadoes?

Tornadoes can damage or destroy vegetation an man made structures and can kill or injure people and animals.


What do tornadoes usually destroy?

Trees and weak structures such as barns, garages, and trailer homes are what tornadoes destroy most often. Sturdier structures such as frame homes are usually only destroyed by strong tornadoes, which are less common than weak ones.


How do tornadoes affect climate change?

Tornadoes do not affect climate change. They may be affected by climate change, but how is yet to be determined.


How can tornadoes be prevented from being destructive?

We cannot stop tornadoes from occurring or from striking communities. It may be possible to reduce the damage done, however, by building structures to standards that allow them to withstand powerful winds. Even then, few structures can survive the strongest tornadoes.


How do tornadoes impact non living things?

Tornadoes damage and destroy manmade structures and can cause some soil erosion.


How do tornadoes affect the land formation?

They don't really. Tornadoes can cause some soil erosion, but this affect is not very significant except in rare cases of extremely violent tornadoes.