Open Windows And Doors During Tornado

A better defense is covering openings with reinforced plywood so air flows over not into the house.

Open windows and doors during tornado.

Cracking the windows could even cause a house to explode. Many people near a tornado tell of their ears popping due to the pressure change. Leave the windows alone. Opening windows allows damaging winds to enter the structure.

Leaving windows open actually caused the force of the tornado to push up on the roof of the house while the gusts of the twister lifted the roof. Opening the windows is absolutely useless a waste of precious. The idea of opening windows and doors in the event of a tornado an effort to equalize pressure is a waste of time noaa said. Windows should be opened before a tornado to equalize pressure and minimize damage.

Open windows and doors in other words resulted in an airborne roof source. It is now believed that a solid structure no windows or doors open has. Researchers found it didn t hold up. If a tornado s winds are strong enough to hurl a car hundreds of feet through the air and scour asphalt off the road then your windows being open or closed won t make the slightest bit of difference.