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Originally Posted by Mr Tonka
Obviously more of a concern on the east coast and more southern bits of FL. West coast and central not as much of a concern. Code regulations are vastly different for a home built on the coast and one built just 30 miles inland.
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True. In fact if you live in an evacuation zone along the coast you need to evacuate when a storm is approaching regardless of what you have for storm protection.
We live 20 miles west of the Atlantic coast in South FL. When we bought the house, I had someone put up the shutters to make sure we had all the hardware. They thought I was crazy and said I would never need to put them up. I have put them up 4x now in 14 years. The worst damage we had (which was still relatively minor compared to others) came from Wilma, which landed on the west coast and came all the way across the state. A big storm can damage anywhere, but clearly the coast is most susceptible.