Although they only come by here infrequently, I can offer some other hurricane tips for homeowners. Roof tie downs do seem to work. They are the concrete imbedded eye hooks and matching eave hooks, metal straps and plates to increase wind resistance. Not a guarantee, but low cost way to beef up resistance to the wind shearing off the roof.

Forget masking tape on the windows, just a waste of time. However, film tinted windows offer better protection from flying glass. For pure safety, there are high impact laminated glass panes available that can stop flying debris from taking out a picture window or sliding glass door.