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An EF3 tornado will partially or mostly destroy a well built house, removing the roof and collapsing exterior walls and some interior walls, sometimes leaving only a few standing. Weaker structures may be leveled and poorly anchored ones may be blown some distance. Most trees in the path of an EF3 tornado will be uprooted or snapped. Heavy vehicles may be lifted.
Note, however, that most structures in an EF3 tornado will suffer less than EF3 damage. If damage to even one structure is rated as EF3, then that will be the rating of the tornado.
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The damage caused by an EF3 tornado can be significant. It typically includes severe damage to well-built homes, destruction of mobile homes, the loss of roofs and walls of commercial buildings, and the uprooting of large trees. It can also cause extensive damage to infrastructure, such as power lines, roads, and bridges.
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How much money to repair a house that struck by EF3 tornado?
It depends on the severity of damage to the house as well as the value of the house. It is impossible to tell without seeing the actual damage; a professional estimate is needed for that. Most houses hit by an EF3 tornado will take less than EF3 damage. However, if the house has sustained EF3 or high-end EF2 damage the structure is probably a total loss.
What is the wind speed of EF3 tornado?
An EF3 tornado has estimated winds of 136-165 mph.
What was the estimated damage from the February 6 2008 tornado for Allen county Kentucky?
The EF3 tornado that hit Allen County, Kentucky cost $1.48 million from damage to property and crops. In addition, the tornado killed 4 people and injured 11.
What is an EF3 tornado?
The Enhanced Fujita scale rates tornadoes from EF0 to EF5 based on damage. EF3 is the third strongest category on the scale with estimated winds of 136 to 165 mph. An EF3 tornado will uproot most trees and tear the roof and many or most of the walls from a well built house. Most cars will be thrown some distance.
What happens to a beam bridge during a tornado?
It would probably hold up to at least an EF2 tornado without suffering major damage, and perhaps an EF3. Beyond that it stands a chance of collapsing.
Is the El Reno tornado an EF3 tornado?
Yes, the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013 has officially been rated EF3, but there is some controversey over this. Tornado ratings are based on damage and have accompanying wind speed estimates. The damage caused by the tornado was no higher than EF3, which was the basis for the final rating. For some time, however, the rating of the tornado stood at EF5 as mobile Doppler radar detected wind gusts in the tornado to over 295 mph, well into the estimated EF5 range, which starts at just over 200 mph and has no upper bound. This measurement was made while the tornado was over open country where there were no structures to damage. The National Weather Service ultimately chose to reject the wind speed measurement, and rate the tornado EF3 based on damage, which is the basis for ratings on the EF scale. This was likley the right decision, as the wind measurements were taken from a point several hundred feet up in the funnel, where winds would likely be much faster than they are near ground level, where damage occurs. The accuracy of the wind speed estimates of the EF scale have not been fully verified.
How does a meteorologist know how a mild tornado or a strong tornado?
Meteorologists and engineers examine the damage done by a tornado a rate if from EF0 to EF5 based on how severe the damage is. EF0 and EF1 (light to moderate damage) tornadoes are considered weak. EF2 and EF3 tornadoes are classified as strong. EF4 and EF5 tornadoes are classified as violent.
What kind of tornado severely damages large buildings and cars have been lifted and overturned and structures with weak foundations blown away?
That damage sounds consistent with an EF3 or possibly a high EF2 tornado.
What is the wind speed of an F3 tornado?
Originally the wind speed of an F3 tornado was estimated at 158-206 mph. However this estimated was later found to be too high for the damage inflicted and was lowered to 136-165 mph in an EF3 tornado.
Could an EF3 Tornado Lift Up Atomic Betty's Ship?
Probably not. Atomic Betty's ship appears to be the size of a large house, and is streamlined. An EF3 tornado can lift an empty train car and possibly and unachored house, but not carry it far. That said, an EF3 tornado might be able to overturn it.
What kinds of damage does a tornado inflict on an apartment building?
Damage can vary considerably. A weak tornado may only peel away shingles and break windows. An EF2 tornado may remove the roof or at least a large portion of it. An EF3 tornado may destroy all or most of the top floor. A tornado of EF4 or EF5 strength could completely level the building.
How far can an EF3 tornado throw a car?
An EF3 tornado could probably throw a car a few tens of yards. It could probably move a car a few hundred yards by bouncing and rolling it.
