“Several years ago,” he recalls, “I was up in a condominium on the west coast of Florida after what we call the ‘no name’ storm, and I was told of sliding glass doors jumping out of ...

Q: My “L”-shaped living room-dining room combination contains two areas of sliding glass: a large door leading out to a terrace from the living space and, in the dining section, a few wide ...

With 48 hours before the storm, you can at least shutter windows and doors, and strengthen the garage door. THE ROOF You don’t have much time, so visually inspect the roof with a pair of binoculars.

It’s a lot easier to pull an accordion shutter across sliding glass doors or to push a button and watch motorized shutters roll down (you can even get these with a wind vane that rolls them down ...

Contact numbers. International Hurricane Protection Association: (844) 516-4472, www.inthpa.com American Shutter Systems Association: (800) 432-2204, www.amshutter.org Least expensive option: Plywood ...

The last moments of Hurricane Ian's victims, told in grim details: 'Crushed by sliding glass door' John Kennedy. USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Use storm shutters to protect windows; ... Also, stay away from sliding glass doors and windows during a storm: You could get hurt by pieces of broken glass or flying debris during a storm.