[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by LuvtheVillages

First of all, a hurricane is very different from a tornado, which is the topic of this thread. With a tornado, you won't have time to travel to a shelter. Find the safest place in your home.

For a hurricane: A dozen or so years ago the building codes were greatly increased. If you have a newer home, it will be the safest place for you to stay. During Irma, the only homes to suffer damage were in the historic side. For an example of the enhanced building code, go look at your garage door. See all the steel reinforcement? That garage door will not blow away. Same with the rest of your home.

If a hurricane comes, and if you have an older home, Wildwood has an emergency shelter at the Community Center on Powell Road. You have to take your own blankets, pillows, food, meds, etc. You will be crowded in with lots of Wildwood residents. And you will have to park your car in the open field.

Agree, however hurricanes can and do spawn tornadoes. So, I stay in the same room in the house prepared for both.