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What gets torn from a tornado?
Tornadoes can destroy everything from trees to homes and large buildings.
What do tornado do to ecosystems?
They destroy homes and trees and they also destoy homes to animals tear apart cars and do much more.
How does a tornado effect peoples environment?
A tornado can damage or destroy homes, businesses, crops, and recreational areas. People and animals can be killed or injured.
How many houses can a tornado destroy?
Tornadoes can destroy as much houses as it can depending on the length of their path. Most tornadoes are too weak to destroy houses, causing mostly superficial damage. However, in the works cases a tornado can destroy thousands of houses.
How many homes are destroyed in a tornado?
Most tornadoes don't even destroy homes, typically causing minor to moderate damage. Some tornadoes never even hit homes, striking only trees or open fields. At the other end of the spectrum, very strong tornadoes can destroy dozens or hundreds of homes with some of the worst destroying thousands.
Do tornadoes destroy brick homes?
Yes, they can. It usually takes at least an EF3 tornado to do so, though.
Why do Americans living in the Tornado Alley build their fragile homes of (ply)wood and have them destroyed instead of using concrete and bricks like nearly all European home builders?
The homes themselves are not so fragile, as the method of construction matters, not just the materials. The tornadoes that destroy homes in the Midwest are also easily capable of destroying brick homes as well. Even then, only a small percentage of homes, even in Tornado Alley, are ever hit by a significant tornado. Contrary to popular belief, most tornadoes do little more than break windows and peel roof tiles. That said, many houses are not built as well as they should be. This is largely due to construction companies wanting to cut corners and build houses cheaply. The people buying the houses are not necessarily informed of structural deficiencies.
Why are people so afraid of a possible tornado coming their way?
People are afraid because tornadoes can destroy homes and kill people.
How many buildings did the tri-state tornado destroy?
It is estimated that the Tri-state tornado destroyed approximately 15,000 homes, which would have accounted for the majority of the buildings destroyed.
How do tornado effect people?
Tornadoes can damage or destroy homes, businesses, crops and other property and kill or injure pets, livestock, and people.
What gets destroyed in a tornado?
It depends on how strong the tornado is. A weak tornado (EF0 or EF1) will generally only destroy small trees and weakly built structures such as sheds and fences. Stronger structures will only take minor to moderate damage. A strong tornado (EF2 or EF3) will destroy most trees, vehicles, and some buildings. A violent tornado (EF4 or EF5) will destroy just about everything in its path.
What is the natural disaster for tornadoes?
The tornado itself is the natural disaster. Strong tornadoes often destroy homes and other buildings and some of them kill and injure people.
