How do I protect my house from a tornado?
Jul 31, 2009
in
Tornado
Silly question, but would opening all the doors and windows in my house (presumably with me not in it ) theoretically prevent it from being taken by a tornado?
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5 comments
Roland on July 31, 2009 at 4:17 am
Your solution could be eventually possible if the tornado isn’t very strong…Opening doors and windows would create a current and avoid concentrating a whole mass of air on the house as the tornado passes…it would probably not fall but be of course damaged…
But if it’s a large tornado no it won’t survive even though you open everything…winds are way too strong and pressure too…If you are in a room with door closed and moderate wind on the other side, it might just crack…and then break. If you slighty open it, the door won’t break…but will damage your room. If you get a strong wind…no matter what you do, the door will be broken and your room destroyed.
Basement is the best…but leave the doors and windows open and when it passes, go out and see the kinder chocolate surpriiise
Captain Brock on July 31, 2009 at 4:17 am
Nope, you need a basement!
bev7475 on July 31, 2009 at 4:17 am
you cant..well i dont hink anyone has invented such a device yet.. tho you could get those shutter things for your windows to help but at the end of the day..that force is immense..nature will always win manmade!!
Chris N on July 31, 2009 at 4:17 am
I don’t think there’s a way to protect your house against a (large) tornado. The walls should be at least 1 meter thick and should not contain any holes, like doors and windows (at the moment that the tornado hits). I think your way is the quickest way to have the house destroyed.
James D on July 31, 2009 at 4:17 am
Just lock or the doors and windows and take your valuables out your house and go and stay somewhere else for a bit.
And if you cant do that then good luck