Why are houses made of wood rather than concrete in the tornado zones in the USA?

Question

Honestly, every year we hear about houses getting destroyed by tornados (and people getting buried under). They seem to be mostly wooden houses. So, why not build concrete houses, atleast in the high risk disaster prone areas?

In: 1750

Answer 1

Is this a common misconception amongst people who haven’t witnessed the wrath of a tornado. Ofcourse you can build something to withstand most, at what cost though?