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There are a number of factors. First, the zone of very destructive winds in a tornado can be very small, so that while the winds in a small portion of some tornadoes can deal a great deal of damage, the area just beyond it might only cause moderate damage. This is especially true of multiple vortex tornadoes, which have smaller vortices (almost like mini tornadoes) inside the main vortex. These vortices can pack winds up to 100 mph faster than the rest of the tornado, which can mean the difference between a house being completely destroyed or just losing part of its roof.
How well-built a house is can also be a factor.
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Why do some tornadoes cause more damage than others?
Tornadoes vary greatly in intensity and there is in fact a scale that uses the severity of damage to determine intensity. Winds can range anywhere from 65 mph to over 300 mph. Most tornadoes are rated EF0, with estimated winds of 65 to 85 mph. These tornadoes cause some damage to roofs, gutters, and siding, as well as breaking tree limbs and toppling weakly-rooted trees. Somewhat fewer tornadoes are rated EF1, with estimated winds of 86 to 110 mph. These tornadoes can badly damage roofs, flip over trailers, and break windows. Stronger tornadoes are rated EF2, with estimated winds of 111 to 135 mph. These tornadoes tear the roofs from houses, completely destroy trailers and lift cars off the ground. A small percentage of tornadoes are rated EF3, with estimated winds of 136 to 165 mph. These tornadoes tear down the walls of houses, and uproot most trees, reducing the largest branches to stubs. About 1% of tornadoes are rated EF4, with estimated winds of 166 to 200 mph. These tornadoes level houses, leaving piles of debris, strip the bark from trees and can even damage road surfaces. Less that 0.1% of tornadoes are rated EF5 with winds of over 200 mph, sometimes exceeding 300mph. These tornadoes can destroy almost anything. Well-built houses are torn clean off their foundations. Even two tornadoes of the same rating can cause different amounts of damage, depending on how much of the path experiences the strongest winds. Additionally tornadoes vary in size and how far they travel. A large, and long lived tornado is going to affect a much larger area than a brief, small tornado and probably cause more damage. Where they occur also affects the damage. A tornado that goes over open farmland will cause more damage than one that goes through a city or town.
Can a tornado knock down a masonry or concrete house?
It depends on the house and the tornado. Some brick and masonry houses are built better than others and tornadoes vary in strength. In an EF5 tornado virtually any structure will be destroyed. Only the very strongest steel-reinforced structures can withstand such a storm.
Why are some tornadoes more destructive then others?
There is a combination of factors that make one tornado more destructive than another..Some tornadoes are stronger than others, winds can be anywhere from 65 mph (causing minor damage) to over 300 mph (total destruction)Some tornadoes are wider than others (ranging from a few yards to over a mile) and so affect larger or smaller areas.Some tornadoes cover greater distances (sometimes only a few hundred feet, other times over 100 miles)Some tornadoes hit more developed area than others.
Are some tornadoes stronger then others?
Yes. Tornadoes vary greatly in strength. There is even a system of assessing tornado strength called the Enhanced Fujita scale. It uses damage to estimate the peak wind speed of a tornado, and then sort it into one of six categories: EF0: 65-85 mph. Tree limbs broken with some weaker trees toppled. Shingles torn from houses. EF1: 86-110 mph. House roofs badly damaged. Windows broken. Trailers overturned and/or partially destroyed. EF2: 111-135 mph. Roofs torn from well built houses. Trailers completely destroyed. Small cars lifted. EF3: 136-165 mph. Walls torn from well-built houses. Most trees in a forest uprooted. EF4: 166-200 mph. Well-built houses completely leveled. Trees debarked. EF5: over 200 mph. Well-built houses swept clean off foundations. Asphalt peeled from roads. Winds may exceed 300 mph.
How long are tornadoes usually on the ground?
Tornadoes can be on the ground anywhere from a few seconds to several hours, with the average being about 10-15 minutes. However, some tornadoes have been known to stay on the ground for over an hour, while others may dissipate quickly after forming.
How much does a tornado eat?
Tornadoes do not eat. They are not alive. Tornadoes can destroy things win their paths, but even that varies widely. Some tornado never cause any damage or only break a few tree branches while others destroy whole towns and neighborhoods.
Why do some tornadoes cause more damage than others?
Tornadoes vary greatly in intensity and there is in fact a scale that uses the severity of damage to determine intensity. Winds can range anywhere from 65 mph to over 300 mph. Most tornadoes are rated EF0, with estimated winds of 65 to 85 mph. These tornadoes cause some damage to roofs, gutters, and siding, as well as breaking tree limbs and toppling weakly-rooted trees. Somewhat fewer tornadoes are rated EF1, with estimated winds of 86 to 110 mph. These tornadoes can badly damage roofs, flip over trailers, and break windows. Stronger tornadoes are rated EF2, with estimated winds of 111 to 135 mph. These tornadoes tear the roofs from houses, completely destroy trailers and lift cars off the ground. A small percentage of tornadoes are rated EF3, with estimated winds of 136 to 165 mph. These tornadoes tear down the walls of houses, and uproot most trees, reducing the largest branches to stubs. About 1% of tornadoes are rated EF4, with estimated winds of 166 to 200 mph. These tornadoes level houses, leaving piles of debris, strip the bark from trees and can even damage road surfaces. Less that 0.1% of tornadoes are rated EF5 with winds of over 200 mph, sometimes exceeding 300mph. These tornadoes can destroy almost anything. Well-built houses are torn clean off their foundations. Even two tornadoes of the same rating can cause different amounts of damage, depending on how much of the path experiences the strongest winds. Additionally tornadoes vary in size and how far they travel. A large, and long lived tornado is going to affect a much larger area than a brief, small tornado and probably cause more damage. Where they occur also affects the damage. A tornado that goes over open farmland will cause more damage than one that goes through a city or town.
Can there be thin tornadoes and thick tornadoes?
yes, some tornadoes are relatively small while others are huge
Why do tornadoes form in some parts of New Jersey but not others?
Tornadoes can occur anywhere in New Jersey. That some locations but not others have been struck has simply been a matter of chance.
Can't enter houses on yoville?
Sometimes you can't enter others houses because people lock them to prevent others from entering them.
What happened to the crematoriums when they were no longer used?
Many were destroyed, others remain intact as museums.
What are some of the remaining mysteries about tornadoes?
Exactly how tornadoes form and why some supercells produce tornadoes while others don't is not known. Due to the difficulty of making measurements the internal dynamics of tornadoes are not well understood either, especially at ground level.
Where in the world do tornadoes form?
Tornadoes can form just about anywhere that gets thunderstorms, though some countries get them more than others. Countries with high numbers of tornadoes include the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Bangladesh.
How come tornadoes go some places more often but not others?
It depends on the location. Tornadoes usually occur in dry areas with alot of dust, such as a prairie
What are fun facts about tornadoes?
Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scaled based on the severity of the damage they inflict. Ratings range from EF0 for the weakest tornadoes to EF5 for the strongest.Some tornadoes contain multiple smaller vortices which can sometimes give a tornado two or more funnels.Strange phenomena have occurred during tornadoes. One tornado tore a wall from a house but left pottery in place on a shelf against that wall. Others have lifted houses from their foundations while causing little damage to them and still others have left objects such as forks, straws, and vinyl records stuck in trees and utility poles.
What does more damage tornadoes or earthquakes?
Overall, highly destructive earthquakes cause more damage than the worst tornadoes. Outside of the most destrcutive events, however, they must bes assessed on an individual scale. In both tornadoes and earthquakes, some are highly destructive while others cause minimal damage. Earthquakes do have more potential to cause damage as they cover larger areas while tornadoes cause very localized damage.It depends on the size of them. I would think possibly a tornado?an earthquake cause after the main earthquake hits which last for few seconds up to minutes property would be sometimes less damage but the aftershocks causes property to be more damage like houses being destroy more or buildings collapsed and they can also cause tsunamis and volcanoes and the damage of property would be high up in the billionsan tornado cause less damage cause even though their winds are high they can really still cause less damage like destroying houses completely and destroy buildings but not collapsed them or level them off their foundation and tornadoes dont do other secondary hazards even though after the first tornado to form a second tornado may appeared but still even if that happens tornadoes can still cause less damage and tornadoes go a straight path so they wont be able to destroy the whole city or county tornadoes can have moved more than a 100 miles but their straight path cause less damage
Do tornadoes affect old or new houses more?
The age of a house does not change the likelihood of being hit by a tornado, but it cann affect how bad the damage is. Very old houses tend to be vulnerable, because they may predate building codes and the materials they are made of may have degraded over time. New houses are trickier. Some are very well constructed while others are weak due to building companies cutting corners.
