In a tornado or hurricane, a roof may tear away from the house because of a difference

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In a tornado or hurricane, a roof may tear away from the house because of a difference in pressure between the air inside and the air outside. Suppose that air is blowing across the top of a 2000 ft2 roof at 150 mph. What is the magnitude of the force on the roof?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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