Inside The Tornado Damage Survey Process - Videos from The Weather Channel
Advertisement

Inside The Tornado Damage Survey Process

March 23, 2026

After severe weather moves out, a different kind of investigation begins as trained tornado survey teams head into damaged communities to determine exactly what happened. By analyzing official damage indicators, studying how trees and buildings fell, and even reviewing radar data afterward, meteorologists can tell whether a tornado struck or if powerful straight-line winds caused destruction that is just as intense.