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Tornadoes: Social and Economic Impact
- Costs and losses to agricultural and livestock producers
- Crop loss
- Loss of livestock
- Damage to houses, barns, and other farm buildings
- Damage to farm machinery
- Damage to fences
- Loss from timber production
- Damage to and loss of trees
- Urban, residential, and commercial impacts
- Damage to and destruction of buildings
- Loss of trees and landscaping
- Damage to and destruction of automobiles, trucks, trains, airplanes, etc.
- Disruptions to local utilities and services
- Power
- Communications
- Drinking water
- Transportation
- Health
- Injuries
- Fatalities
- Mental and physical stress associated with loss of family, friends, and property
- General economic effects
- Revenue loss from lost production in business and industry
- Negative impact of economic multipliers
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