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There are two basic ways in which tornadoes cause damage. First, the wind in a tornado carries an enormous amount of force, which can damage tor destroy structures and vegetation. Second, debris carried by a tornado can cause significant damage on impact.

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How does the fujita scale classify wildfires?

It doesn't. The Fujita scale classifies tornadoes based on the severity of the damage they cause.


How is the damage form an earthequake different from that of a tornado?

First, how they cause damage is different. Tornadoes cause damage with extreme winds and flying debris. Earthquakes cause damage by shaking buildings and deforming the ground beneath them. Weaker tornadoes cause damage almost exclusively to the outside of a building. Siding and roof material can be stripped away, gutters and awnings taken down, and windows broken. Stronger tornadoes can tear away roofs and walls and scatter some of the debris downwind. When houses are leveled by very strong tornadoes even greater amounts of debris are scattered. The very strongest of tornadoes blow houses away, leaving behind a bare foundation. In a sense tornadoes destroy buildings from the top down and from the outside in. Minor earthquakes can crack walls and cause loose objects to fall. Stronger earthquakes can lead to the partial collapse of many buildings. Very strong earthquakes will level most buildings, but the debris mostly stays on the foundation. Since earthquakes originate underground they easily cause damage to a building's foundation. Damage to the foundation is rare in tornadoes.


What 8 damages tornadoes cause?

tornadoes only cause 6 and 1 in each category EF0- minor to no damage EF1-moderate damage EF2-considerable damage EF3-severe damage EF4-devastating damage EF5-incredible damage


Does flooding kill more than tornadoes?

In the United States, flooding tends to cause more fatalities than tornadoes on an annual basis. Flooding can be particularly deadly due to its widespread impact, whereas tornadoes may cause more localized damage and deaths.


What are two different ways that hurricanes cause damage?

Both hurricanes and tornadoes cause damage through a combination of very strong winds, and debris carried by those winds. Hurricanes can also cause damage through flooding as a result of heavy rain and the storm surge.

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Do tornadoes cause damage?

Yes. Tornadoes cause damage ranging from minor damage to roofs and siding to the complete destruction of neighborhoods.


What effects do tornadoes cause?

terrible damage or may cause death


How much damage can a tornado do money wise?

Most tornadoes that actually cause damage might do few thousand to a few hundred thousand dollars in damage. Some of stronger tornadoes may cause damage in the millions of dollars. The very worst of tornadoes can cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, on a few occasions damage costs have exceeded $1billion.


Are there any non threatening tornadoes?

No all tornadoes are a threat even weak tornadoes cause they all bring damage and an impact on humans even weak tornadoes cause somebody can die if there close to a weak tornado or a small object that can cause significant damage to humans


How is earth affected by tornadoes?

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


Do tornadoes help?

No. Tornadoes are a force of destruction. Any small benefit from them is outweighed by the damage they cause.


Why are tornadoes to be feared?

Tornadoes are to be feared because they can cause major damage and can injure and kill people.


How destructive are tornadoes?

It varies, some tornadoes cause little or no damage. Others will cause moderate to cause heavy damage to most buildings. The very worst can obliterate entire neighborhoods and small towns.


Where do tornadoes cause damage?

Tornadoes can cause damage almost anywhere except areas with a polar or extremely arid climate. The worst damage typically occurs in the central and southern U.S. and in parts of India and Bangladesh


In what 2 ways can a tornado cause damage?

Tornadoes cause damage through powerful winds which, on rare occasions, are strong enough to tear buildings from their foundations. Tornadoes also cause damage through the high-speed debris carried by the winds.


Do hurricanes or tornadoes cause more damage in the US each year?

hurricanes cause more damage they can also cause earthquakes and tsunamis


What are two things how tornadoes damage proerties?

Tornadoes cause damage through their extremely fast winds and through debris carried by those winds.