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The Villages, Florida

drr47 -

During your 29 years of living in this area, has there ever been a required evacuation?

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not where I live but in down town Wildwood there was a mandatory evacuation in 2004 for several mobile home parks. Most of the people did leave and go to shelters for as much as 4-5 days. This does not appear to be a strong storm but the problem is that we will be on the east side which is where tornadoes are formed. I worry more about tornadoes than the storm. Check with folks around Mallory Hills about tornadoes.

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The Villages, Florida

drr47

Thanks so much for the info-
I live in Mallory and was here during the tornado Feb. 2, 2007 - Missed me by 8 houses.
A sight and experience I will never forget. I was truly blessed - only torn screens and debris.
I am sure there are some Mallory Square residents here on TOTV who are the true survivors of that storm.

The one and only good thing to say about hurricanes is you do have advanced warnings.

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We own a property in Mallory and the damage there (in Mallory) was horrible. Our property escaped with some ripped screens, dented downspout, and flying shingle marks on the stucco. A power wash, new paint and a few odd jobs were all we had to do. Others were not so fortunate. We were in our other home here at the time. A neighbor called us at 7AM saying "Just want you to know that your house is OK" I blinked and answered carefully "Okaaaaay......is there a reason you are telling me this?" As the crow flies I am probably only a mile away from the Mallory house. In the case of this tornado, what a difference a block meant.

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sam...... is your house CBS built ?

To those people living in the area where the tornado struck....... was there any difference in damage between the CBS homes and the frame/vinyl homes ?

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Concrete vs. Siding previous discussion:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/sm....html#msg38953

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Yes..both are CBS.

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wiw...... THANKS for giving that link; it really answered my question!