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Why can tornado damage your house and not your neighbors house?
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∙ 11y ago
Wind speed can vary greatly within a tornado. The damaging winds may be confined to a very small area. Some tornadoes also contain multiple vortices inside the main circulation. These suction vortices can produce winds up to 100 mph faster than the rest of the tornado. This can mean the difference between a house taking moderate damage and being completely destroyed.
Additionally, your house may be built differently than your neighbors so it may be more resistent or non resistent to the tornado.
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How fast does the rotation of a tornado have to be to damage a house?
If it's enough to be classified as a tornado, it will damage your house. Generally, winds in excess of 60 mph are considered sufficient to cause visible damage, though at this point it will be superficial unless a tree falls on ths house.
The house was damaged by the tornado but it could be repaired?
It depends on how severe the damage is.
Do you open windows before a tornado comes?
No. Opening windows will only expose the interior of your house to more damage. If there is a tornado in your area take cover immediately! The idea that opening windows to equalize pressure will save you house is a myth. The pressure difference inside a tornado is not enough to cause significant damage. This has been mathematically proven. Tornadoes produce damage though their powerful winds, and in any tornado strong enough to significantly damage a house, the windows will break anyway.
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.
About how fast does a tornado cause damage to property?
It depends. A tornado can cause property damage in a matter of seconds, but in a large, slow moving tornado, structures can be exposed to damging winds for several minutes. A very violent tornado can completely obliterate a well built house in under 3 seconds.
What are all the destructive things that can be expected from a tornado?
Tornadoes rip and destroy everything in their path. There are lots of destructive things that can be expected from a Tornado and some of them is: * Land Damage * House Damage * Trees uprooted And if the Tornado is an F4-F5 then it could flip and rip houses of of their roots. Most of the destructive things that are common is lots of damage to things that have been affected by the Tornado.
Will a brick house survive better than vinyl sided in a tornado?
It is better to say that a brick house is more likely to survive. There are a number of factors at work. A house built of brick is not necessarily better built, as it may be lacking structural integrity in other areas. In the very strongest tornadoes, no house will survive, no matter how well-built it is. The severity of damage from a tornado can be very selective; F5 damage can occur right next to F1 damage. In some cases tornado may completely destroy one house while leaving a nearby house of similar or even weaker construction with minimal damage.
What is typically covered in your house insurance policy?
The typical house insurance policy covers damage to your property and personal liability coverage. Damage to your property includes fire, lightning, tornado, and hurricanes.
What is f(5)?
F5 is the strongest category of tornado which rates tornadoes from F0 to F5 based on damage. An F5 tornado can sweep a house clean off its foundation.
Why is a tornado destroying a house not chemical weathering?
A tornado destroying a house has nothing to do with chemical weathering. It is physical damage caused by the powerful force of wind and the impact of flying objects caught in the vortex. The subtance that the house is made up does not change or dissolve.
What type of tornado causes light damage?
"Light damage" is the term used to describe the damage caused by an F0 tornado.
Do you call your lawyer after a tornado?
it depends on the tornado damage
