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During a tornado or hurricane,when a high speed wind blows over a straw or tin roof ,it creates a low pressure in accordance with bernoulli's principle.However ,the pressure below the roof is still atmospheric. so due to this difference of pressure the roof is lifted up and is then blown off by the wind.

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