213 km/hr Tornado in Sydney, Australia.
213 km/hr Tornado in Sydney, Australia.
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Seems like Sydney copped it this afternoon. News Article
From the photos, there have been numerous roof failures.
But what interests me... is that the recorded wind speed of 59 m/s is much higher than the code based V500 (3s gust) wind speed of 45 m/s. 31.5% higher.
From the photos, there have been numerous roof failures.
But what interests me... is that the recorded wind speed of 59 m/s is much higher than the code based V500 (3s gust) wind speed of 45 m/s. 31.5% higher.





RE: 213 km/hr Tornado in Sydney, Australia.
Across the plains the FEMA design standard for tornadoes is 250 mph at the worst.
I don't know about Sidney, but typically building codes don't account for tornadoes.
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RE: 213 km/hr Tornado in Sydney, Australia.
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RE: 213 km/hr Tornado in Sydney, Australia.
RE: 213 km/hr Tornado in Sydney, Australia.