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Originally Posted by margaretmattson
I would say the Villages is sustainable until we get hit by a hurricane. The last one was a close call. Many of you will say "it will never happen." Tell that to the 1300 residents whose homes were destroyed by the tornado in 2007. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.
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I think there have been three hurricanes that have passed by since I moved here. I haven't heard of any real issues from them.
The Villages has been around for at least 30 years. I have heard of two storms in all that time, a tornado in 2007 and a hurricane in 2017. The tornado caused considerable damage to the homes that it hit. The hurricane caused flooding in some tunnels and power outages in the older section. Two storms in 30 years where only one of them caused considerable structural damage doesn't seem too bad to me.
Perhaps IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE but I like my chances right here.
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