Covering windows doesn’t do that much. The big dangers are the wind ripping the roof off, large trees being blown onto the house, and floodwaters rising above the level of the ground floor. I think windows breaking is more of a concern with tornadoes.
Id think the reverse, except the tree point. Lots of people put trees in their lawn that are not suited. Giant palm trees stories high are fine, but a short bushy tree might fuck your house up.
The reason windows are protected is hurricanes while not anywhere as fast as a tornado can still pick up small stuff at ground level and send it through anything near. If a tornado is picking stuff up and throwing it at you, a shutter wouldn’t help.
Covering windows doesn’t do that much. The big dangers are the wind ripping the roof off, large trees being blown onto the house, and floodwaters rising above the level of the ground floor. I think windows breaking is more of a concern with tornadoes.
Id think the reverse, except the tree point. Lots of people put trees in their lawn that are not suited. Giant palm trees stories high are fine, but a short bushy tree might fuck your house up.
The reason windows are protected is hurricanes while not anywhere as fast as a tornado can still pick up small stuff at ground level and send it through anything near. If a tornado is picking stuff up and throwing it at you, a shutter wouldn’t help.