Ames
South Central Florida
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Went through Hurricane Charlie facing into the wind. If you can drive inland towards the East Coast is your best bet. On the leeward side of an aid deflector like an overpass seems to make a big difference. Several RV's here in Arcadia blew over when subjected to side winds.
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MAJESTYPOINTERS
MONROE, MI.
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Fill it with fluids check the oil and tires and drive it to Michigan
We don't have hurricanes.. 
Good luck our prayers are with you.
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RamblinFever
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Back to the wind may protect the windshield from flying debris, but may rip of all your roof vents. Tough choice. Good luck.
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helperzack
Port St. Lucie, FL
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90MPH? Don't park it! Get out of town!
When we got our MH it became our first plan of escape. So far only about 40-45mph winds are expected here in our part of the state.
I keep it full and ready to roll during hurricane season, but once winds get over 50, you are stuck where you are to be safe.
Good luck.
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apr67
Tallahassee, Florida
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I love these folks that say back into the wind.
Must not know much about tropical cyclones. Generally they have winds coming from every direction depending on time.
I suggest a large empty parking lot, less items to blow into it. Of course this is without you IN IT.
Evacuation may be too late already, depending on where you are. It would be far worse to be in you RV on the highway or turnpike not moving with 100,000's of your closest friends than to sit still. Sometimes you can evacuate a few hours before the hurricane hits, as everyone who is going is gone, and those that are staying are snug in their homes having a beer. Pretty easy to outrun a hurricane, unless you hit traffic, break down, or need to cross a drawbridge of some sorts (usually they are locked in the down position though.).
Fill it with fresh water, fill up the Grey and blank tanks (with fresh water), fill up the gas, fill up the propane. If you and the RV survive the storm you can dump the grey/black tanks and live quite well for a few days until your gennie runs out of fuel. I stayed in our RV for 4 days after Jeanne.
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J Walker
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Of course, all slides in as well as the other comments. A while back we had the remnants of a hurricane in North Carolina and I went on the beach to just experience the effect. I was surprised to find that it was like being sandblasted. I can't say what the wind speed was but standing and walking was difficult. Even if you don't roll over the finish of your rig might be damaged. I would move.
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david_42
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Rump to the wind. Rear windows are much easier and cheaper to replace than windshields.
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Bob47
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Because of job responsibilities I had to ride out Hurricane Wilma in Fort Lauderdale, i.e. I couldn't get out of town which is the first choice. I filled the fuel and water tanks, lifted the jacks and dumped all air. We picked up everything loose in the park and did reasonably well until a flying branch from a neighboring subdivision smashed the dome on my fantastic fan. That was the only damage I received; however, it did let a great deal of water into the coach until I could get it blocked and it took me several hours to clean up the mess. A few other units in the park didn't fair as well with two fivers overturned and a couple of others with flying tree limb damage.
Do not stay in the unit if you can avoid it. Also, remember as the storm passes the wind will shift and you do not want to be moving the unit with the wind blowing. If the eye goes west of you that will be worse since the forward speed adds to the maximum wind speed of the storm, as well as giving you the most rain.
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goufgators
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Not an answer to your question but something to mull over. It's a known fact that a house garage door is often a weak link in protection against high winds (unless the doors are reinforced). I've decided that in a cat. 1 or 2 storm I'll remain home but park the MH sideways as close to the outside of the garage door as possible to block wind and wind borne objects from penetrating the door. Of course, I might suffer some damage to the MH but I'm more concerned with protecting the house.
A side benefit is that I can keep the generator running to provide electricity for some of the house lights, refrigerator, freezer.
Also, the house will provide some protection for the MH.
Cat. 3,4 or 5 will see me, DW, two four-legged kids and the MH heading out of the area...
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2SAM
Florida
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Best way is to park it in another state...
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