Many say you should open the windows in a house to equalize the pressure, let the wind flow through. Not true—most homes have enough air leaks to do that, and the force of the wind is what destroys a house, not unequalized pressure. “Don’t worry about equalizing the pressure,” instructs a NOAA treatise on tornado myths. “The roof ripping off and the pickup truck smashing through the front wall will equalize the pressure for you.”
