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EF0
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65-85
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105-137
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29-37
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56.88
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Benbrook (2016)
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Minor or No Damage
- Peels surface off some roofs
- Some damage to gutters and siding
- Confirmed tornadoes with no reported damage
- Those that remain in open fields are always rated EF0
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Weak
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EF1
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68-100
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138-177
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38-49
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31.07
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Waverly (2016)
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Moderate Damage
- Roofs severely stripped
- Mobile homes overturned or badly damaged
- Loss of exterior doors
- Windows and other glass broken
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EF2
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111-135
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178-217
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50-60
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8.80
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Oxford (2016)
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Considerable Damage
- Roofs torn off well-constructed houses
- Foundations of frame homes shifted
- Mobile homes completely destroyed
- Large trees snapped or uprooted
- Light-object missiles generated
- Cars lifted off ground
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Strong
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Significant
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EF3
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136-165
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218-266
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61-73
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2.51
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Mayfield (2016)
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Severe Damage
- Entire stories of well-constructed houses destroyed
- Severe damage to large buildings such as shopping malls
- Trains overturned
- Trees debarked
- Heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown
- Structures with weak foundations are badly damaged
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Intense
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EF4
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166-200
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267-322
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74-90
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0.66
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Abeline (2016)
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Extreme Damage
- Well-constructed and whole frame houses completely leveled
- Cars and other large objects thrown
- Small missiles generated
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Violent
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EF5
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> 200
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> 322
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> 90
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0.08
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Joplin (2011)
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Total Destruction
- Strong framed, well built houses leveled off foundations and swept away
- Steel-reinforced concrete structures are critically damaged
- Tall buildings collapse or have severe structural deformations
- Some cars, trucks and train cars can be thrown approximately 1 mile (1.6 kilometres)
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