If your home does not have hurricane shutters or impact windows, an alternative is plywood, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA also urges against taping your ...

If you don’t have hurricane shutters, boarding up your windows with plywood can keep ... loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls. Most trees will be snapped or uprooted ...

Hurricane-proof windows use reinforced frames and impact-resistant glass treated with a layer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) or ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA). These windows can withstand winds up to ...

Q: When we recently replaced the windows in our 1969 home, we removed the dilapidated wooden shutters. (Bats were roosting ...

Should I take my hurricane shutters down, or should I leave them right where they are until the end of hurricane season? Who is willing to roll the dice right now and take the shutters down ...

Do you have impact windows? If so, there’s typically no need to board up or worry about hurricane shutters. Sometimes called hurricane windows, they're designed to withstand a hit by flying ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A 69-year-old man fell off a ladder while installing hurricane shutters for Milton, prompting West Palm Beach police to urge residents to prioritize safety while ...

Hurricane season rages on as Milton threatens ... and at least 20 feet away from a building opening like a door or window. One alternative to a fuel-powered generator is a portable power station ...

Sarasota’s keys were swamped with up to 7 feet of storm surge in Helene, which flooded most homes built at grade level. When ...

Halloween may be over, but hurricane season still has a few unsettling ... parts of the northeastern Caribbean Friday has a slim window to organize into a tropical system as it slides westward ...

Hurricane Milton peeled shingles from their ... The couple’s home was damaged during Helene, but Milton only blew a few window shutters and a gutter off the house. “Wind-wise we seemed to ...

HAVE HURRICANE WATCHES. SO ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IS SHOULD I EVACUATE WHERE I LIVE? AND IN THE YELLOW HERE, WE’VE WE’VE KIND OF PUT A LITTLE GUIDELINE TOGETHER FOR YOU.