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Hurricane Strength
With each major storm, Villa Lagoon's media coverage increased, and our web traffic increased as people search for information on hurricane-proof houses.
In 2004 Hurricane Ivan with winds of + 130 mph was a direct hit to the Gulf Shores area.
The property was full of debris from destroyed traditionally-built nearby homes.
These photos were taken when we were allowed back in the area, one week after Hurricane Ivan struck.
As these two photos above show, our neighbors on Little Lagoon suffered considerable damage and some homes were totally destroyed.
Hurricane Katrina followed in 2005.
These photos were taken after the high water receded immediately following Hurricane Katrina's impact. The winds was so strong that it was impossible to stand on the porch of the house. The photographs were taken standing so that Villa Lagoon blocked some of the wind. It was feared that the still pounding salt air would be forced into the camera and ruin it forever. The waves in shallow Little Lagoon looked like the Gulf of Mexico which is just across a narrow strip of sand to the south..
Phase I of Villa Lagoon suffered no structural damage from either storm.
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