No. This is not true at all. For the last 30+ years (basically post-Andrew) new building codes are pretty strict regarding structural ability to weather our sto

No. This is not true at all. For the last 30+ years (basically post-Andrew) new building codes are pretty strict regarding structural ability to weather our storms. I feel safe in my home (built 2017) up to a Cat 4. Cat 4 is the magic number where I am going to worry a little beyond the loss of some lanai screening and roof shingles. More from flying debris. Generally when you see major home destruction post hurricane those homes were built prior to the ‘90s or washed out by surge. Those of us in Florida know…it’s not so much the wind we worry about, it’s the water from the surge. Helene’s damage in the Tampa Bay Area was mainly storm surge…the wind, which did occasionally gust beyond 65mph, wasn’t as much of an issue.