Tornado Safety and Inspection. Another inspection article from InterNACHI.

[gromicko (Nick Gromicko, CMI)]

Tornado Safety and Inspection.

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

Nice Nick, thanks.

An error to correct:

Classifications
Tornado strength is categorized by the following Enhanced Fujita Scale, whereby the storm receives an “F” rating from 0 to 6 based on the severity of the inflicted damage

Last I heard, there is no “6”.

Also,

MYTH: Tornadoes always travel in a northeasterly direction.
FACT: While in most areas, tornadoes tend to follow their parent storms to the northeast, they may stop, change direction, or suddenly backtrack, seemingly at random. Local geography plays a part, too, such as in Minnesota, where tornadoes travel northwest

Granted, I have only lived in (Southern) Minnesota for six years, but I have never seen, heard, or experienced this, and I deal with multiple tornadoes every year. Perhaps changing to: “where tornadoes oftentimes travel Northwest”, or “such as in Northern Minnesota” (BIG geographical difference), or some other such clarification.

I know it may seem nit-picky to many, but to those in tornado prone areas, it is serious business, and I wouldn’t want to mislead people. Besides, this is a Myth vs Fact section of the article.

Thanks

[kwood (KEVIN WOOD, CMI)]

We do not have tornadoes here but it is a very well written article.
F6 according to the movie TWISTER is the finger of God.

[pcarter1 (Patrick Carter, B.A.; P.A.)]

@jjonas

Nice Nick, thanks.

An error to correct:
Last I heard, there is no “6”.

There are 6 classifications, EF0 - EF5…

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@pcarter1

There are 6 classifications, EF0 - EF5…

Yes there are, but that’s not what it says…

receives an “F” rating from 0 to 6

Ratings go from “F0 to F5”. There is no “F6”.

[rlondon (Rob London)]

Fiiiiine yes that was a typo, good job folks.

[ktarasenko (Kate Tarasenko)]

I thought it was like turning your amp up to 11…