As the end of summer and beginning of fall rapidly approaches, storms on the east coast are gearing up and can cause havoc on everyone, especially those who have chosen mobile home living as their dwelling. If you are not prepared, your home as well as your physical safety are at risk from hail, heavy rain and flooding, and lightning strikes. In many areas of the country, tornado warnings often accompany severe storms.
According to ready.gov/tornados, “A tornado appears as a rotating funnel-shaped cloud that exceeds from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach three hundred miles per hour.” Mobile homes, particularly older single wides, are not equipped for winds at this speed.
Tornados are not the only threat to affect mobile home living residents in the east coast. During late summer and early fall months, hurricanes are also a danger.
Ready.gov/hurricanes defines a hurricane as, “a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm.” Hurricanes can produce winds in excess of one hundred and fifty five miles per hour and often have microstorms or tornados. Large amounts of rainfall in a relatively short time and for those living on the coast can result in excessive flooding.
To properly prepare for a severe storm, tornado, or hurricane, mobile home living residents must take the proper steps to secure their home and know what to do when a storm hits.