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Originally Posted by Tvflguy
All said, best to be in a concrete panel or block home. Next is a wood frame home. Then a manufactured home. It’s simply how much lateral wind force a structure can take.
But here in The Villages we tend to be sheltered from extreme winds as this storm will bring. Make sure any potential projectile objects are secured or brought inside.
We’re fortunate not to be concerned about drastic flooding or storm surge here.
Fingers crossed.
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The last one I remember of any consequence here in the villages was back in 2004, think it was Charley. DAYS of rain so hard you could NOT SEE the houses right across the street in our village ! But, even then, though we had periods of loss of electricity, they were an hour or two off, then 3-4 hours on, to allow more power to the grid so those near the coast could be restored. That was the only time I remember a hurricane being a major inconvenience this far inland.... many HUGE live oaks were lost, I remember the huge one outside the old movie theater in Spanish springs.... the entire SIDEWALK came up with the oak's gigantic roots....and after it went through, a tornado formed and took out an entire church on OBT (that's route 441 if you're new here) near Fruitland park. We lost a LOT of trees in that one !