Enhanced Fujita Scale Damage Indicators and Degrees of Damage

Small Barns or Farm Outbuildings (SBO)

Typical Construction:

  • Less than 250 square metres (m2)
  • Wood or metal post and beam construction
  • Wood or metal roof trusses
  • Wood or metal panel siding
  • Metal or wood roof
  • Large doors
Table 1. Degree of Damage (DOD) for Expected (EXP), Lower Bound (LB) and Upper Bound (UB)
DODDamage DescriptionEXP*LB*UB*
1Threshold of visible damage10585129
2Loss of wood or metal roof panels11998146
3Collapse of doors134109164
4Major loss of roof panels145126177
5Uplift or collapse of roof structure150124177
6Collapse of walls156130192
7Overturning or sliding of entire structure159134190
8Total destruction of building180151211

*All wind speeds in km/h