{"id":791,"date":"2026-05-21T09:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=791"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:31:24","slug":"can-this-miami-house-withstand-a-wall-of-wind-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=791","title":{"rendered":"Can this Miami house withstand a wall of wind? Here&#8217;s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Florida International University researchers blasted a manufactured home with hurricane-force winds this month to see how much punishment it could take. The findings could shape future building codes designed to save lives and homes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=790\">Coral Gables\u2019 city manager is leaving. What to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>FULL STORY: How much hurricane-force wind can a house take before blowing down? Take a look<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=789\">A tornado destroyed a new Publix 2 weeks before opening. Now, it\u2019s back<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are key takeaways:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FIU\u2019s \u201cWall of Wind\u201d \u2014 an array of giant fans \u2014 tested a manufactured home in collaboration with the University of Kansas and the University of Alabama to determine whether building codes need updating for hurricanes and tornadoes.<\/li>\n<li>Under the South Florida standard built to withstand 110 mph, winds of 130 mph and then 150 mph caused most of the home\u2019s single-stack bricks and front and back windows to cave in and blow out.<\/li>\n<li>For the Kansas test, researchers cut about 40% of the home\u2019s ground anchors, then hit it with 110 mph and 130 mph winds until it broke loose and rolled over twice.<\/li>\n<li>Even without flipping, a broken window means rain and debris would destroy the interior, said co-principal investigator Arindam Gan Chowdhury: \u201cWe will have a total loss of the structure and a family is uprooted.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>As of 2024, the U.S. had roughly 7.9 million manufactured homes, including 824,000 in Florida \u2014 where residents are typically required to evacuate ahead of even the lowest category hurricane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and using our own originally reported, written and published content. 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