Florida Governor Ron DeSantis prepares for Hurricane Idalia's impact on mobile homes and campaigns.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis praised the resilience of mobile homes during Hurricane Ian and suggested that they might be sufficient shelter for those not in the direct path of the storm's eyewall. While newer manufactured homes could likely withstand tropical storm-force winds or a Category 1 hurricane, DeSantis acknowledged that major hurricanes may pose a different challenge. He also noted that some areas, particularly in the Big Bend region, have issued directives for people in mobile homes to evacuate to safer locations. DeSantis has previously highlighted how newer construction tends to fare better than buildings constructed in the 1970s and 1980s during hurricanes.