Cat 5 is hype
Maps show cat 3 now at landing
A well designed and constructed home should fair well if not right on the ocean
Of course, she will likely have no electricity or even water in the aftermath. The probability is high that if she has vinyl siding it might sucked off the leeward side.
I think there are maps showing Category 2. And maybe it goes south and misses them entirely. Media is too hyped on disasters, scaring people.
“A well designed and constructed home should fair well if not right on the ocean”
I must ask, what is the highest wind speed you and/or your home have ever experienced?
Storm surge will demolish anything in it’s path..........................
Keep in mind that Katrina was a category 3 at landfall.
I lived outside of New Orleans at the time, an area far from the Gulf but (like all of SE Louisiana) low. We evacuated 2 days before Katrina hit. We took important papers, pictures, our computers, and our son’s favorite toys with us, knowing (correctly) that none of it would be left. The surge at my house was 12+ feet deep, reaching almost to the top of my roof. Houses on my block were collapsed to the ground, and at least one was completely gone without a trace.
ANY hurricane is not to be underestimated when you’re near the coast or in low terrain. Barring a major unexpected change, Florence is going to be catastrophic. The woman in this article is likely condemning herself and her children to death.