Open Windows And Doors During Tornado

It is now believed that a solid structure no windows or doors open has.

Open windows and doors during tornado.

Windows should be opened before a tornado to equalize pressure and minimize damage. Researchers found it didn t hold up. That s usually out other windows or doors or through the ceiling or roof. 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.

The other argument that opening the windows on one side of the house and not the other might cause more internal air pressure is also false. 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. Open windows and doors in other words resulted in an airborne roof source.

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. Cracking the windows could even cause a house to explode. Opening the windows is absolutely useless a waste of precious. A better defense is covering openings with reinforced plywood so air flows over not into the house.