This is why meteorologists tell you to go to an interior room during a tornado warning. At 90 mph, even exterior brick walls can be impaled by flying debris. Learn more: ibhs.org/wind/tornado-r… #KSwx #MOwx #IAwx
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
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At IBHS, we research the impact of severe weather on homes and businesses to find actionable solutions. #disasterprep
Joined April 2009
- Shut the doors on #Laura. Give your roof a fighting chance and close all exterior AND interior doors. Closing doors helps compartmentalize pressures when high winds strike. #HurricaneLaura #LAwx #TXwx
- The record-setting Hondo, Texas hailstone fell at about 120mph. At 569 grams (or 1.25 pounds), it had an impact energy around 3800 joules which is 158 times the energy of a 2-inch hailstone. ibhs.org/hail/hailstone… #hail #science #TXwx
GIF - Hondo, Texas now tops the IBHS list of largest hailstone scanned. @rossmanbrm12 scanned the hailstone that fell last Wednesday at 6.4" in diameter. Now, a committee will review to determine where this hailstone stacks up in state history. Thanks @NWSSanAntonio for coordinating!
- Did you know shutting all interior AND exterior doors can help keep your roof on during high winds? Closing doors helps compartmentalize pressures, reducing the force on the roof by up to 30%. disastersafety.org/hurricaneready #HurricaneLaura #Laura #TXwx #LAwx
GIF - Why is #DefensibleSpace so important when preparing for #wildfire? #IBHSDemo shows it only takes a few minutes for bark mulch/vegetation to ignite and fire to engulf a home.
00:00 - With Hurricane Ian bearing down on the U.S. mainland, some are wondering how to best protect their homes. As @VanessaRuffes and @wxbrad #verify, closing interior doors can protect your home during a high-wind event. wcnc.com/article/weathe…
GIF- Today, we are investigating the fire behavior of various plants, particularly as it relates to various characteristics of the plants, such as size or leaf length. IBHS Wildfire Researcher @xareni_sm and IBHS Summer Intern Andrea Gavilanes will work on this project this summer.
00:00 - IBHS proudly welcomes Roy Wright as new CEO & President - disastersafety.org/ibhs-news-rele…
- Today, IBHS signed its first MoU with @FEMA, allowing for better partnership to strengthen #resilience for homes, businesses and communities, support the expansion of building codes and conduct post-disaster assessments.
- Evacuating soon? Close all interior doors, in addition to closing/protecting all windows and exterior doors, to reduce damage risks: disastersafety.org/ibhs/shut-door… #Florence #HurricaneFlorence
- Taping windows does NOT prevent damage from flying debris. Learn how to prepare your home or business for #Dorian at disastersafety.org/hurricane/ #HurricanePrep
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