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2. Hurricane shutter - Wikipedia

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   Hurricane shutters are used to prevent windows from being broken by flying objects during a storm. Although the negative pressure caused by high-speed wind flowing over a building roof can cause the roof to fail with the building envelope intact, broken windows allow the air pressure to rise inside a building , creating an even greater pressure ...

3. Storm window - Wikipedia

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   Storm windows are windows that are mounted outside or inside of the main glass windows of a house. [1] Storm windows exist in North America, but are uncommon in continental Europe, where double, triple or quadruple glazing is prevalent. Storm windows can be made of glass, rigid plastic panels, or flexible plastic sheets; and may be permanently ...

4. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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   One important addition to the new code was the requirement of missile-impact resisting glass, which can withstand high-velocity impact from wind-borne debris during a hurricane. Many houses built in South Florida since Hurricane Andrew are cinder block masonry construction reinforced with concrete pillars, hurricane-strapped roof trusses , and ...

5. Hurricane Window Protection: Separating Fact from Fiction - AOL

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6. How to prepare your home for a hurricane - AOL

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   Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season: May 15-November 30. Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30. Central Pacific Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30. Hurricanes tend to be the most active in ...

7. Hurricane Norma to make landfall in Mexico, may eventually ...

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   AccuWeather meteorologists have rated Hurricane Norma as "2" on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes, which is a six-point scale ranging from "less than one" and 1 to 5.