What types of damage does the common storm cause?

10/9/2019 (Permalink)

Lighting storms, Tornadoes, hurricanes and hail storms are some of the leading causes of water, mold, and fire damage to homes.

Types of storms and the damage they can cause.

1. Ice Storms
2. Tornadoes
3. Lighting
4. Heavy Snow/Blizzard
5. Derecho Storms
6. Hurricanes

According to the National Storm Damage Center these are the common types of storms explained

Ice Storms: produce freezing rain that coats everything in its path with a layer of glaze ice. This type of accumulation can cause broken tree branches, power outages and other hazardous conditions.

Tornadoes: are violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground and they can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards.

Lightning: that hits trees and the ground is a common cause of wildfires, structure fires, property damage and power outages. 

Heavy Snow / Blizzards: are severe winter storms that combine heavy snowfall, with high winds and freezing temperatures. The combination of cold, wind and snow damages homes, businesses and automobiles. Heavy snow can produce dangerous conditions, including roof collapse.

Derecho Storms: A derecho is a large, violent, fast-moving, complex of thunderstorms that follow one another along a path of at least 240 miles, with wind gusts of at least 58 mph. Although derechos are very difficult to predict, they often form along the boundary of a large, hot air mass near a jet stream air current.

Hurricanes: are the most powerful classification given to a tropical cyclone. Characterized by low barometric pressure systems, extremely high winds, heavy rainfall and storm surges and swells – hurricanes that make landfall can be extremely destructive. 

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