"Wind pressure is often the most devastating culprit in a hurricane. A category 3 hurricane with winds of 130 mph exerts pressures equivalent to the weight of a typical family car on a two-car garage door."
- Dr. Steve Lyons, Hurricane Expert, The Weather Channel
FACT: Approximately 80% of residential hurricane damage starts with wind entry through garage doors. 1
FACT: Less than 30% of homes in hurricane prone areas have adequate garage door wind load reinforcement systems.2
FACT: Fewer than 50% of consumers in hurricane prone areas know that their garage doors are required to meet building code criteria for wind pressures.2
FACT: Winds can stay above hurricane strength many miles inland. Hurricane Hugo (1989) battered Charlotte, North Carolina - about 175 miles inland - with gusts to near 100 mph. 3
Source: 1. Copyright 2007, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. 2. August 2006, Electronic Answers - Amarr Garage Door Hurricane Preparedness Study. 3. Revised August 2001, Hurricanes...Unleasing Natures Fury: A Preparedness Guide, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service.
According to the NOAA/National Hurricane Center, the two vehicles pictured were parked outside the garage. The wind was so strong, the garage doors blew in, the cars were blown into the garage and flipped upside down. Don't risk your home by neglecting to reinforce your garage doors BEFORE a hurricane hits. It is a worthwhile investment to protect your home, family and belongings.
Precision Door Service carries multiple wind loaded (hurricane reinforced) doors as well as the ability to retrofit current doors. You don't need to replace your door to hurricane proof your garage.