fahrquad Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 We had a tornado roll through our area Sunday evening which was confirmed by the NWS to have been an EF-1. My house is in a bowl so the tornado blew right over us with nothing more than a little tree damage The wife and I went out yesterday evening for dinner and saw some of the damage where it touched down in town +/- 1 mile away. https://www.wyff4.com/article/severe-storms-possible-tornadoes-forecast-sunday/27129491 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrquad Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 The 3 car garage in the first photo had 3 new or nearly new Cadillac CTS sedans in it that were crushed. From what I saw, I would guess the damage at that house is at least $120,000. The church across the street didn't appear to have any damage other than a few missing roof shingles. The house in the third photo looks like about $75,000 in structural damage, but I have no idea what kind of water damage there may be inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrquad Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 The third photo is a prime example of what I dislike about the new construction McMansion homes. A two story home with a decorative high pitched gable roof on a hilltop is subject to substantial wind loading. The snow load in this part of the country is zero so a high pitch roof is unnecessary. If the roof had been a hipped roof instead of a gabled roof it might have survived intact due to inherent internal bracing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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