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Discriminating EF4 and EF5 tornado damage

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Apartments,<br />

Condos,<br />

Townhouses<br />

Almost complete<br />

destruction of top<br />

two stories<br />

Expected wind<br />

speed = 180 mph<br />

To go <strong>EF5</strong>, we<br />

would have to see<br />

compelling<br />

evidence of<br />

superior<br />

construction<br />

2 nd floor<br />

resting on fill.<br />

Bottom plates<br />

straight<br />

nailed into<br />

floor<br />

diaphragm<br />

1 st floor down<br />

a hill

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