Enhanced Fujita scale damage indicators and degrees of damage, chapter 3


Manufactured Homes: Singe Wide (MHSW)

Typical Construction:

Table 3. Degree of Damage (DOD) for Expected (EXP), Lower Bound (LB) and Upper Bound (UB)
DOD Damage Description EXP LB UB
1 Threshold of visible damage 100 80 120
2 Loss of shingles or partial uplift of one-piece metal roof covering 120 100 150
3 Unit slides off block piers but remains upright 140 115 165
4 Complete uplift of roof; most walls remain standing 145 115 180
5 Unit rolls on its side or upside down; remains essentially intact 160 135 185
6 Destruction of roof and walls leaving floor and undercarriage in place 170 140 200
7 Unit rolls or vaults; roof and walls separate from floor and undercarriage 175 155 205
8 Undercarriage separates from unit; rolls, tumbles and is badly bent 190 165 220
9 Complete destruction of unit; debris blown away 205 175 240

*All wind speeds in km/h

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