https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/this-force-within-a-tornado-adds-to-the-winds-devastation/3916#:~:text=The%20current%20record%20pressure%20decrease,30.00%20inches%20to%2024.28%20inches.
Not sure if this is correct, but I think this is equivalent to about 403 pounds per square foot of pressure, exerted in a span of a few seconds, pushing outward against walls and roofs of buildings. Add to that wind speeds of 302 mph. It's pretty easy to understand why buildings just explode and fly apart when they are hit by a tornado. If there were a way to reduce the pressure in a building quickly to equal that of the tornado, then the building might hold together. Wind damage would then be the only remaining concern.
Round structures such as domes have a aerodynamic drag coefficient roughly half to a quarter that of rectangular structures with flat wall, and domes potentially reduce the wind force and damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_coefficient
This article says that some domes are "rated for 250 mph winds".
https://www.wbrc.com/2022/04/02/tornado-no-match-dome-homes-contractor-says/
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