Last night and this morning

[ScoobyRoo20]

A sunset shot just before the second wave of storms came through out in Denton...
The second set of shots are from the damage caused by the storm... Cause is still undetermined fromt he last I heard... Straight line or tornado.... The damage is just down the street from my inlaw's alpaca ranch. The animals are just fine. The people in the damaged are where in good spirits considering what they have just gone through. Most said that they where enjoying the nice weather of today and where going to enjoy thier day off of work.

Also, the bottom part of the bird house was in a back yard tipped over close to it's origional spot. The top section was found in the front yard of the house accross the street.

[Ropinamoment]

Ugg, looks about like some of the places around here! These storms are crazy! About a month ago, we had one come through and break out all our windows on the south and east side and folded up our metal roof! My heart goes out to them!

Great images by the way!

[xubl]

en, looks like a lot damage.

[JoeBannon]

They need to start designing houses to be better equipped to handle high winds and tornadoes.

[Cerbera LM]

Originally Posted by JoeBannon

They need to start designing houses to be better equipped to handle high winds and tornadoes.

That would called a bunker/storm cellar/basement.

[JoeBannon]

Originally Posted by Cerbera LM

That would called a bunker/storm cellar/basement.

I'm referring to the roof not getting blown off.

[TXhummer2]

American Ingenuity builds them to withstand quite a bit more.

Good, but sad photos, Erin!

[JoeBannon]

Originally Posted by TXhummer2

American Ingenuity builds them to withstand quite a bit more.

Good, but sad photos, Erin!

At least the inside is nice.

[Torrey]

That house was on the news the other day. They showed the half-destroyed roof and even mentioned the barely-recognizable trampoline.

[ScoobyRoo20]

Thanks guys for the comments. See???? I could be a news reporter.

[Cerbera LM]

Originally Posted by JoeBannon

I'm referring to the roof not getting blown off.

http://www.wind.ttu.edu/Shelters/Win...tion.php#House

http://whyfiles.org/013tornado/5.html

It would be nice to protect your home against a direct hit, but that's not possible, says Ron Wolfe, a research engineer at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, in Madison, Wis. Wolfe, who has investigated storm damage from hurricanes and tornadoes, says, "The drop in pressure can be quite dramatic, and the house will just blow apart."

But direct hits are rare. Even in tornado alley, a twister hits a given square mile only once every 700 years, Wolfe adds, "It's not economically feasible to build a house to resist that kind of wind. That's why you get insurance."

Still, many houses close to a twister are damaged or destroyed by wind, rain and flying debris. These homes-and their occupants -- can benefit from simple, relatively cheap measures to drastically reduce damage, Wolfe adds.

Many of these improvements concern the roof, which often fails first in windstorms. Once that happens, Wolfe says, torrential rain can soak the insulation and drywall and the walls, no longer braced from above, can collapse.

Roof shingles are usually the first to go, Wolfe says. Shingles near roof edges, which face the worst winds, should be set in special mastic during reshingling.

Roof sheathing, usually a material like plywood, should be nailed securely to the rafters. Nails should be 6 inches apart at the edges, and 12 inches apart elsewhere.

Rafter fastening is critical. These angled beams, which support the roof sheathing, were traditionally nailed to the walls. This is extremely weak, Wolfe says, partly because the nails tend to split the rafters. Simple, cheap "hurricane clips" make a connection that is 5 to 15 times stronger.

Foundation anchors keep a house from blowing away in one piece. Even though Wisconsin building code required that houses be bolted to foundations, Wolfe says the attachments were missing from many wrecked homes in Barneveld. Although builders thought the attachments were unnecessary, he says, the tornado proved them wrong.

[JoeBannon]

Cerbera.... I don't understand your reply or what you're getting at. So before I make assumptions, I'll let you clarify.

[Cerbera LM]

Originally Posted by JoeBannon

Cerbera.... I don't understand your reply or what you're getting at. So before I make assumptions, I'll let you clarify.

Just posting some info on how to build a house so the roof stays on longer.

[JoeBannon]

Originally Posted by Cerbera LM

Just posting some info on how to build a house so the roof stays on longer.

Give it to the house builders, they're the ones who need it -lol. Personally, I like the idea of using earth to protect part of the house. It keeps the house cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.