re: At least 23 dead in Mississippi tornadoes

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That is crazy damage. The force it takes to twist a tree and break it is unimaginable

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What a lot of people who haven't really looked at much tornado damage don't understand is that it doesn't take a violent tornado to do unbelievable damage. EF0-EF1 tornadoes can do damage that will leave you scratching your head. Those same "low-end" tornadoes can lift mobile homes and turn them into scrap metal. That's why if you live in one you do not have the luxury of playing the "Should I stay or should I go?" game. You go. The threshold for major damage in those is zero, and the same can be said for a vehicle.

I saw damage from a QLCS EF1 that completely lifted and lofted a huge, open air traffic shed. The remnants of that shed hit a house and shifted it off of its foundation. The remnants ended up in a road and caused a three car wreck. It also completely destroyed a house trailer that, fortunately, was unoccupied at the time. That was a Winter tornado that had no warning on it.