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Severe WX Severe Weather Threat January 23-25, 2023

Sawmaster

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There's been a few houses that lost roofs and exterior walls in Pasadena, including this two story home that was almost completely destroyed. There was also a Crossfit gym housed in a metal warehouse building that was mostly flattened.
I can't pinpoint it, but something about that house says "older and weaker construction" to me. The crossfit was widespan roof and lightweight steel, again not terribly strong. I won't argue the rating; it met the criteria for EF3 it seems. Just glad it wasn't another Joplin!
 

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I can't pinpoint it, but something about that house says "older and weaker construction" to me. The crossfit was widespan roof and lightweight steel, again not terribly strong. I won't argue the rating; it met the criteria for EF3 it seems. Just glad it wasn't another Joplin!
Yeah I know what you mean. It definitely isn't "slam dunk" EF3, but it is a possibility. Honestly, I'm most impressed with what it did to those cars.
 

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My Dad returned from his Pensacola trip yesterday evening. He said that the storms moved through the area yesterday morning at around 2:00 A.M., and it was (in his words) "rocking and rolling" for quite some time. Other than that, though, there wasn't any damage that he could notice in his vicinity, thankfully.
 
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