LibertyMom
Senior Member
I don't see it already discussed. I've lived in Tornado Alley and in hurricane-prone areas and in the event of a tornado or hurricane you should secure the propane cannister outside, (and secure or bring in the grill and patio furniture) so it won't blow around. But I was actually going over my "RED ALERT" checklist in case of something worse, and in amongst the "fill up the bathtubs" and moving people, dogs and last-minute items to shelter...I realized I'm not sure what would happen to propane cannisters.
So if you are close to a blast, the cannister will be the least of your problems. But if you were close enough for the windows to break, would that also be close enough for the cannister to rupture? Or would close enough for the cannister to rupture also be close enough for everything else to be destroyed so it doesn't matter? Would you try to secure them close to the house or as far away as possible? Would you try to bury them? (Is that a good use of time?) Just curious.
So if you are close to a blast, the cannister will be the least of your problems. But if you were close enough for the windows to break, would that also be close enough for the cannister to rupture? Or would close enough for the cannister to rupture also be close enough for everything else to be destroyed so it doesn't matter? Would you try to secure them close to the house or as far away as possible? Would you try to bury them? (Is that a good use of time?) Just curious.