Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: On February 17 , 2008 , Prattville was hit by an estimated EF3 tornado which destroyed more than 45 homes and businesses and damaged over 800 .
Simplified: On February 17 , 2008 , Prattville was hit by an F3 tornado which destroyed more than 45 homes and businesses and damaged over 700 .