Florida’s RV Dealers May Have Escaped Hurricane’s Wrath – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
MIAMI, Fla. – The remnants of Hurricane Helene raced northward through Georgia and into the southern Appalacians late this morning, carrying with it strong bands of heavy rain and very gusty winds, according to information provided by the National Hurricane Center.
The storm made landfall in the Big Bend Region of Florida Thursday night as a Category 4 hurricane, creating historic storm surge and flooding and packing winds in excess of 140 miles per hour.
Even so, RV dealerships in Florida seem to have – in most cases – weathered the storm.
“Where the storm actually came ashore was a pretty desolate area of the state (in terms of RV facilities and dealerships),” said Dave Kelly, executive director of the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA). “Of all of the areas of the state that it could have hit, it’s probably one of the better places that it could have hit. So, it doesn’t look like we had any of our dealer members who were in the direct line of fire with this thing. So, at least at this point, we feel like we did pretty well – dodging a bullet on this one.”
Even so, Kelly said he would be following up with FRVTA dealer members to assess the situation.
“Having said that, I’ll be checking with everybody up in that area. So, we’ll let you know when and if we hear more reports and find out more. But it sounds like so far, as far as our industry goes, we’re in pretty good shape.”
RVBusiness will continue to reach out to RV park and campground industry sources, including OHI, a national trade association based in Centennial, Colo., for more storm-related information.
