Harry Krause wrote:
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Whoo Hoo!!!

Better over insure the boats and make sure they are on the coast in
time for the big one.
You can always come down here to Florida to escape any storm heading your
way. All of our weak buildings have been destroyed over the last couple
of years and rebuilt to stand up to 140mph+ winds.



That's what went through my hollow head. After 3 hurricanes in one year
in Florida, we threw in the towel, sold everything and moved back to the
Northeast.

Why? Everything is new and built to withstand those storms now.




I wouldn't put too much faith in those "standards." First, there are
many ways around them at "inspection" time and, second, all sorts of
forces are extant during a strong hurricane.

First of all, it's not a true statement that all buildings have to be
designed to withstand 140 mph winds in FL. Secondly, there's different
levels of design. Different design criteria for different components
such as cladding, main frames, shear walls, as well as roof uplift.
Hell, even the corners of buildings are designed differently than the
rest of the wall system because of negative wind pressures there.