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Old 08-28-2023, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cjrjck View Post
I've lived in hurricane country for a long time. Obviously the big threats are flooding and wind damage mostly due to falling trees and power lines. The Villages has few large trees around homes and few vulnerable power poles, minimizing wind damage except for that to our buildings themselves but they are designed to withstand a lot of wind. Flooding is another matter. I saw what happened to the lower areas around Orlando last year. I don't think TV is as likely to flood that bad except maybe the areas south of 44.
Why? South of 44 has the same flood prevention designs as the areas from 466 down to 44...
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