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.

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. It is now believed that a solid structure no windows or doors open has. Opening a window brings in high pressure air which then must escape.

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. Many people near a tornado tell of their ears popping due to the pressure change. Researchers found it didn t hold up.

Cracking the windows could even cause a house to explode. Windows should be opened before a tornado to equalize pressure and minimize damage. Opening windows allows damaging winds to enter the structure. That s usually out other windows or doors or through the ceiling or roof.