Degrees of Tornado Damage to One- to Two-Story Residential Homes Guide

Tornado damage can vary from cosmetic to catastrophic in a space as small as a neighborhood. Because a tornado’s impact is affected by where a structure lies in the storm’s path, experts use the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF scale) to categorize these events and estimate wind speed based on observed damages.

Fill out the form to receive your visual guide to tornado damage based on the EF scale. The photos in this guide are of tornado-damaged properties inspected by Donan engineers. Know what the experts are looking for following a tornado event.