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TALLAHASSEE, Fla | Michael lays bare Panhandle's weaker building codes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla | Michael lays bare Panhandle’s weaker building codes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  — Unlike in South Florida, homes in the state’s Panhandle did not have tighter building codes until just 11 years ago; it was once argued that acres of forests would provide the region with a natural barrier against the savage winds of a hurricane.

Many of those structures did not withstand the fury of Hurricane Michael, which slammed into the area last week with winds of up to…

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Florida Panhandle building codes lagged behind rest of state

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Florida Panhandle building codes lagged behind rest of state

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It was once argued that the trees would help save Florida‘s Panhandle from the fury of a hurricane, as the acres of forests in the region would provide a natural barrier to savage winds that accompany the deadly storms.

It’s part of the reason that tighter building codes — mandatory in places such as South Florida— were not put in place for most of this region until just 11…

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