{"id":3902,"date":"2022-11-18T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobilehomepartsstore.com\/latestnews\/?p=3902"},"modified":"2024-06-03T20:14:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T20:14:36","slug":"preparing-your-mobile-home-for-a-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilehomepartsstore.com\/latestnews\/preparing-your-mobile-home-for-a-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Your Mobile Home for a Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Storms brewing can cause havoc for everyone, especially those living in mobile homes. If unprepared, your home\u2019s unique construction and thin walls could expose your family and home to devastating winds, lightning strikes, and flooding. Ensuring your home is safe is essential if you live in a mobile home or manufactured house.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can and should take critical steps to prepare your mobile home and family as best you can. Read on to learn the most basic pre-storm measures you should take to prepare your mobile home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Extreme Weather Storms<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"The weather can turn for the worse at any time, and it is essential to know how the winds are blowing. Severe weather often refers to the dangerous effects of changes in the atmosphere, resulting in tornadoes, extreme thunderstorms, or even hurricanes\u2014packed with heavy rains, strong winds, hail, and lightning. When these fast-moving, highly localized storms move through a region, people and homeowners need to know what kind of storm is heading their way before taking swift action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tornadoes<\/b><\/h3>\n

A tornado is an extending violently rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling wind reaching up to 300 mph. Although tornadoes can occur anywhere, they are most common in the Plains States within the United States. They can uproot trees, destroy well-established structures, and hurl objects like deadly missiles through the air. Being caught in a mobile home during a severe storm could be one of the most dangerous places.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on tornadoes and preparation tips, we recommend visiting<\/span> ready.gov\/tornados<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>weather.gov\/safety\/tornado<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tropical Storms and Hurricanes<\/b><\/h3>\n

Tropical Storms and hurricanes are some of mother nature\u2019s most dangerous and powerful storms. They produce strong winds, surge flooding, and substantial rainfall that can lead to flooding, tornadoes, and rip currents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tropical storms and hurricanes all start as organized thunderstorms that form over tropical or subtropical waters, also known as tropical disturbances. However, tropical disturbances sometimes grow into tropical depressions forming rotating thunderstorms with winds reaching 38 mph or less. The speed of current generated by the storm determines its classification.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n