Check the label. 🏷️ If the label is missing or doesn’t include wind-rating information, it your garage door may not be designed to withstand severe weather. Your safest option? Replace it with a wind-rated garage door that's tested for your area. ✔️
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At IBHS, we research the impact of severe weather on homes and businesses to find actionable solutions.
Could your garage door be your home's weakest link during severe weather? 🌀 High winds can force the garage door inward, allowing pressure to build inside that will push up and out on your roof and walls. That turns one weak point into significant structural damage.
Did you catch IBHS on Good Morning America? @gingerzee.bsky.social took audiences inside our #hail research and explored what materials can can stand up to severe weather. 📺 See the full segment here: www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/133916...
How to protect your home and car from hail
Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee visits the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, where researchers are testing ways to protect homes and vehicles from hail.
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100,000 FORTIFIED designations. 🏠 What started as research from the @ibhs.org is now helping communities nationwide better withstand hurricanes, severe storms and high winds. This milestone belongs to all the partners building a more resilient future together - and 100,000 is just the beginning.
100,000 @fortifiedhome.org designations. 🏠 What started as research is now helping communities nationwide better withstand severe weather. This milestone belongs to all the partners building a more resilient future together - and 100,000 is just the beginning.
The start of hurricane season is less than 30 days away, and it’s not too late to prepare! Get started today – ahead of the season – to prevent storm damage this year. Find ways to prepare at ibhs.org/hurricaneready.
New Texas record! IBHS researchers helped verify this hailstone record using AI and photo-machine vision. Check it out: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/new-texas-hailstone-record-confirmed-noaa-and-partners
New Texas Hailstone Record Confirmed by NOAA and Partners
New hail record for Texas of 7.1 inches discovered by storm chasers on June 2, 2024.
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The choices you make around your home can make a big difference during severe weather. Small design decisions can help reduce vulnerable areas & lower storm damage. IBHS Meteorologist Rachael Gauthier shares practical tips with @dwnewstoday.bsky.social: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFRwNZLjP_w
How to protect houses from floods (and other disasters)
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#BREAKING: Wildfire Prepared is now available in 14 states, expanding the access of this first-of-its-kind designation program for both homes and neighborhoods. Learn more at wildfireprepared.org.
From Landfall to Preservation: Learn the #IBHS team's process to creating a 3D model of large #hailstones - including state records! Catch the full video with Atmospheric Instrumentation Technician Lucas Faulkner: https://youtu.be/rL_DzSTadE0
Go behind-the-scenes with the IBHS Record Hail Response Team, Northern Illinois University scientists, as they confirmed the largest hailstone ever recorded in Illinois last week. Watch the full process & learn how this research helps improve our understanding of hail: https://youtu.be/KnWPFu-6Bc8
How Scientists Confirmed Illinois’ Largest Hailstone Ever
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Illinois has a new #hail record. 🧊 This week, IBHS joined scientists at NIU to confirm the largest hailstone ever recorded in the state, using our advanced 3D scanning technology. From the March 10 storm, the stone measured 168.05 mm at its max and 93.03 mm at its minimum, weighing 557.2 grams.
Curb appeal and wildfire safety can coexist. See how thoughtful hardscaping and fire-resistant design can elevate your home’s look in this video by @ibhs.org. Fire-safe landscaping can add curb appeal while also helping to protect from both flying embers and direct flame.
🎙️ 2025 was a milestone year for the Disaster Discussions Podcast. With our most guests and listeners to date, the season delivered some of our most impactful conversations yet. ▶️ Relive the highlights at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....
FORTIFIED Wrapped is here! Take a look back at all we accomplished in 2025 helping more families be better prepared for the weather they face!
🔥 #ICYMI: A new IBHS analysis of the 2025 LA County Fires underscores that wildfire resilience requires a systems-based approach and shows homes were more likely to avoid damage in conflagration conditions when there was greater spacing & lower connective fuel density. More at ibhs.org/lawildfires/
Confidence in your roof starts with #research. IBHS's updated Hail Impact-Resistant Shingle Ratings give you trusted, realistic performance data. IBHS tested about 95% of the IR asphalt shingle market & added numeric scores for clarity. Explore at ibhs.org/ImpactRatings.
When it comes to wildfires, the five feet around your home could make all the difference. 🏠 That’s exactly what local leaders witnessed yesterday alongside IBHS experts and @calfire.bsky.social.
Hear from Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler, and Lars Powell from The Center for Risk and Insurance Research, in the latest episode of @ibhs.org's Disaster Discussions Podcast as they dive into a new report on how FORTIFIED construction performed. 🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....
Disaster Discussions Podcast
Disasters like hurricanes, hailstorms, tornadoes, and wildfires can be devastating and frightening. They displace families, drive financial loss, and destroy communities. Join us as we sit down with s...
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What happens when a Category 2 hurricane meets #FORTIFIED? 🚨 Spoiler alert: less damage and more cost savings.
You don't have to sacrifice curb appeal & beauty to protect your home from #wildfires. Native flowers & healthy trees from the curb up to the ember resistant buffer in the 5 ft nearest your 🏠 add style without increased risk. 🎍 Discover how to make your home Wildfire Prepared: wildfireprepared.org/
🔥 This week at IBHS, we burned an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research. For this test, we added real-world fuels, including a car, hot tub on a wood deck and trash can, to see their fire spread impacts.
Today, at the IBHS Research Center, we conducted a controlled burn of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research.
If you experience tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in your area, #FORTIFIED can prevent the damage you experience most. Learn more at fortifiedhome.org.
IBHS Senior Director of Wildfire Steve Hawks joins @greenwombat.bsky.social at @bloomberg.com to discuss California’s Zone Zero regulations & the potential impact they could have had on the recent L.A. County wildfires. “There's no doubt in my mind that this level of damage would've been avoided."
While Los Angeles Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were On Hold
California passed a 2020 law requiring property owners to create ember-resistant zones. Here’s why it’s only now finishing regulations that could’ve saved LA homes.
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🌿 Wildfire Prepared landscapes are fire-resistant and attractive. @wsj.com Columnist Michelle Slatalla shares how she transformed her home while improving its wildfire resilience and keeping its curb appeal intact ⤵️
Why Shrubs and Hedges Around Your Home’s Foundation Are Quietly Wrecking It—and What to Do
That fringe of foundation plantings around your house can cause serious damage and leave it vulnerable to wildfire. Our nervous columnist asked experts for landscaping alternatives.
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Our Deputy Commissioner of Policy visited the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in South Carolina last week. This is one of the IBHS tests for windows rated for heavy storms, like hurricanes that bring high winds and carry debris. (Follow comments for more info)🧵