About the author  ⁄ Karyn Beebe, P.E.

Karyn Beebe is a Member Services Manager with APA – The Engineered Wood Association. She may be reached at karyn.beebe@apawood.org.

A straight-line wind event took place in Rockwall, Texas, March 29, 2017, producing significant structural damage resulting in four red- and five yellow-tagged homes. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth estimated the storm’s wind speed to be 100 to 110 mph. Before demolition of the most impacted home (Figure 1), APA – The Engineered Wood Association (APA) field staff followed through with an opportunity to survey the damage.

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