An Assessment of Damage to Manufactured Homes
Caused by Hurricane Charley
(March 31 2005, 64p.)
In August of 2004, the Southwestern Gulf Coast of Florida
was struck by Hurricane Charley, with a maximum over-land
wind speed of approximately 110 mph (sustained); somewhat
less in highly developed areas of Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte,
and surrounding communities. Damage was severe, resulting
in widespread power outage, debilitation of emergency services,
loss of life, and large economic losses. The affected region
and communities have a relatively large population of manufactured
housing units that serve a wide range of affordable housing
needs. Because of the importance of manufactured housing and
its safe regulation in hurricane-prone regions of the United
States, HUD’s Office of Manufactured Housing Programs
commissioned this study to assess the damage to manufactured
homes. The study follows an objective damage assessment methodology,
making statistical analysis of a representative sample of
manufactured homes and their performance in Hurricane Charley
possible. Statistical findings of this report are also supplemented
with important damage observations that are more anecdotal
in nature.
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