When A Tornado Destroys Everthing

WHEN A TORNADO DESTROYS EVERYTHING The sirens have silenced, daylight has come, and it is time to see the damage. What can you expect? EF-0 3-second gust of 65-85 mph You came out of the storm shelter to find bricks missing from your chimney, leaves and tree limbs in your yard, and some shingles knocked off the roof. EF-1 3-second gust of 86-110 mph The tornado ripped chunks of asphalt off your driveway. A branch blocked your door. Winds over- turned your neighbor's mobile home. EF-2 3-second gust of 111-135 mph The strong winds took part of the roof off your housé, an uprooted tree crushed your car, and all of your windows broke. The tornado demolished your neighbor's mobile home. EF-3 3-second gust of 136-165 mph The tornado seriously damaged your neighborhood. Your roof and a wall of your house were destroyed. Pieces of your car flew into your neighbor's yard. Debris blocks rescue vehicles from your street. EF-4 3-second gust of 166-200 mph Winds leveled your house. Flying bricks smashed your car and the wind pushed it many yards away. You ran to help your neighbor but her mobile home was gone. EF-5 3-second gust of over 200 mph You came out of the storm shelter to find nothing left of your house but the foundation. Your car was gone. The winds ripped everything off the trees-- leaves, limbs and bark. The neighborhood was unrecognizable, a war zone. Estimaters rank diterent typs d destruction with points called "Degree d Damage damage indicators that accant lor the strength d construction d a structure. For examde. or DOD. T here are 28 Light poles Tree Car showroom Fast food restaurant Single-wide mobile home Hospital High school AccuWeather.com Information about the Enhanced Fujita Scale from NOAA Photo by the Associated Press' Allen Breed M5889==