Question

List at least TWO specific types of structural damage to homes commonly caused by tornadoes, and discuss the specific characteristic of the tornado causing the damage.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The two specific types of structural damage commonly caused by tornadoes to homes are:

1. Complete collapse or swiping away of homes resulting in massive damage.

2. Tearing apart or splitting of roofs of home.

Some of the specific characteristics of damage causing Tornadoes are:

1. Tornadoes are formed as a result of particular combination of winds and thunderstorms. They are capable of causing large scale destruction and damage and the damage varies depending on the tornado affected sites.

2. Since, these are the particular combination of winds and thunderstorms, they are able to cause the demolition of walls and homes as they can inflict high air pressure with higher wind speed and can collapse anything in its path due to larger air pressure disparities and high wind speed combinations.

3. This deals with comparatively low wind speed which causes the tearing off roofs of homes that are built low as a result of the fly objects that are thrown by these winds