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Originally Posted by TnTTV
Hi, I'm watching from New Jersey but I closed on a manufactured home in September. I'm not used to being concerned about hurricanes nor have I ever lived in a manufactured home. How do the manufactured homes in the north generally hold up? I realize they have been there for decades so likely they are fine but Milton is getting pretty close. Do any of my new neighbors have concerns?
Thanks
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I'm in the "Historic Section" too, in a manufactured home. I'm concerned, but not TOO worried. It's very likely that this storm will do what others have done - skirted south of us. If that happens, we will definitely see harsh winds, rain - similar to a "severe storm" you'd get at Atlantic City. So you know those can be pretty horrible. But we're inland, so we won't see that kind of storm surge. Most of the damage here would be from wind, and most of THAT would be lawn ornaments and tree branches and deck chairs being blown through windows off the lanais.
If we were more in the direct path, we'd probably have to accept the loss of roofs. They're not quite as sturdy as site-built roofs and can be ripped off by a gust strong enough. But I'm thinking we'll see the outer bands of the hurricane. You might lose some shingles if you have a shingle roof. If you haven't had a metal roof checked and sealed in the last couple of years, you might see a corner of it ripped up off the the edge of the house. You might see some damage to your laundry shed, or a collapsed car port.
We didn't see ANY of that for Helene, and other than minor damage, power loss, a couple days of sewage trouble, and lots of flooding, I don't think even Irma caused all that much trouble for this side of the Villages.
What we'd want to be watchful for is tornadoes. But again - they seem to prefer to veer south of us for some reason. I'm /guessing/ that being in close proximity to the Ocala Forest has something to do with that. Air patterns and trajectory and wind shifts or some kind of meteorogical brouhaha that is way over my head.