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Originally Posted by Edgewater2
We were hit with the 2007 tornado that went through here. Our roof was damaged, broken windows, and the patio screen was blown away. A portion of the cement wall surrounding our villa was blown away. We were told it weighed 2000 pounds. We were in a block villa. Many frame-built homes were flattened.
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The 2007 tornado spawned 2 smaller tornadoes. Homes struck by the large tornado saw the most damage. (Framed Homes) Those that were struck by the smaller tornados suffered minimal damage. Again, it is NOT the type of construction. It is the intensity and size of the storm along with the amount and duration of rainfall. Everyone seems to understand homes hit along the coast during a hurricane will suffer the most damage. Frame or concrete, large or small, ALL crumble. The hurricane loses intensity as it makes its way through Florida. Homes inland suffer minimal damage. The same is true of tornadoes. A large intensive storm leaves behind more damage than smaller storms. The type of construction has very little to do with that equation.