By tearing off leaves and branches. Maybe uprooting the whole tree. By hurling other flying debris into the tree.
No. Tornadoes do not damage the atmosphere.
It depends largely on the strength of the tornado. Weak tornadoes (EF0 and EF1) can break tree limbs and knock over shallow rooted trees. Tornadoes in the EF2 range will snap the trunks of large trees. An EF3 tornado will uproot most trees, some trees may go airborne. A strong EF3 to EF4 can strip the bark off a tree and leave only stubs of the larges boughs.
F0 tornadoes generally cause little to no damage. If there is no damage, it is very difficult to verify unless a reliable witness saw the tornado on the ground. When damage occurs in an unpopulated area, it is often limited to vegetation, and a few downed trees in the middle of nowhere are probably not going to attract any attention. Many of these tornadoes are too weak to be detected by radar.
Most tornadoes leave a trail of mild to moderate damage, including some trees snapped or uprooted, missing sections of rooftops, and overturned trailers. However, about 1% of tornadoes (those rated EF4 and EF5) are strong enough to destroy nearly everything they hit. In some cases a large section of an entire down can be reduced to rubble.
Tornadoes are a problem because they can cause significant property damage. Even weak tornadoes can damage roofs, topple trees into buildings and vehicles, and cause power outages. Very strong tornadoes can completely destroy homes, businesses, and even entire neighborhoods, often resulting in multiple deaths.
Tornadoes damage and destroy property by blowing it apart with extreme winds, striking it with debris, and toppling trees.
Secondary succession follows tornadoes, if there is any succession. Tornadoes can bring down many trees and damage vegetation, but they generally leave the soil intact.
Tornadoes very frequently bring down trees. In some cases large sections of forest may be leveled.
Both tornadoes and hurricanes can cause severe wind damage. These include uprooted and snapped trees, destroyed trailers, and roofs removed from houses. Aside from this damage is very different as the damage from tornadoes is often more severe on a localized than that of hurricanes. Most hurricane damage is the result of flooding rather than wind.
The most common sorts of damage include downed trees, damaged roofs, and collapsed sheds and garages. Only a small percent of tornadoes cause catastrophic damage.
F0 tornadoes cause relatively light damage as far as tornadoes go. Typical F0 damage includes peeled shingles ans siding, downed gutters and awnings, broken tree limbs, and perhaps some uprooted trees.
No. Tornadoes do not damage the atmosphere.
The effects of tornadoes are most noticeable where they hit trees man-made structures. Parts of communities can be damage or destroyed, and large areas of trees may be destroyed. Forests may take decades to recover.
Tornadoes can cause significant damage to buildings by strong winds and flying debris, resulting in roof damage, broken windows, and structural collapse. Additionally, tornadoes can uproot trees and utility poles, leading to power outages and road blockages.
Trees are typically the most drastically affected part of an ecosystem during a tornado. Even a tornado of moderate intensity can destroy hundreds of trees. Swaths of forested areas can be leveled and take years to regrow.
It depends on how strong the tornado is. At the low end (EF0 and EF1) tornadoes damage roofs, break windows, and knock down small trees. In the mid range (EF2 and EF3) tornadoes demolish trailers, uproot and snap large trees, and tear roofs and walls from most buildings . At the high end (EF4 and EF5) trees are stripped of bark, strong buildings are leveled or blown away, and asphalt is peeled from roads.
A tornado will usually cause damage to any trees or man made structures it encounters. For most tornadoes this damage will not be very severe. However, strong tornadoes can destroy many structures and pose a great risk to human life.