Pool Hurricane Preparation: Code Rules, Screen Enclosure Standards and Storm Exposure by State, 2026

The rules at a glance

• Florida had 21 hurricanes make landfall from 1991 to 2025, ahead of Louisiana (15), North Carolina (10) and Texas (9), per a PC&S count of NOAA NHC HURDAT2 landfall records.
• Florida took 12 of the 21 major (Category 3+) hurricane landfalls on the continental US from 1991 to 2025, or 57.1% (PC&S count of NOAA NHC HURDAT2).
• Florida logged 126 hurricane impacts from 1851 to 2025, 40.8% of the 309 continental US hurricanes in the NOAA AOML list (PC&S count).
• Of six coastal state residential codes searched in October 2026, only the Florida Building Code contains screen enclosure wind provisions; the Chapter 3 texts of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina contain none.
• Florida’s residential code lets screen enclosures be designed for Risk Category I wind speeds (FBC Residential 2023, R301.2.1.1.1), which run 9 to 15 mph below home design speeds in 10 Florida cities outside Miami-Dade and Broward (PC&S calculation from UF GeoPlan wind contours).
• Citizens Property Insurance does not cover screen pool cages under its HO-3 (11/25) or HW-2 (10/25) forms in Florida (Citizens), and TWIA excludes metal screen enclosures in coastal Texas unless they are listed on the Declarations (TWIA).
• Official Florida guidance agrees on keeping water in the pool before a storm, but splits on pump power: Broward County, Tamarac and FSPA say turn it off, while UF/IFAS Extension says keep the pump running while power is on.
• The Florida Building Code 9th edition takes effect on December 31, 2026 (Miami-Dade RER) and adds a 6005-T5 aluminum alloy rule for screen enclosure members with spline grooves (FBC analysis of changes).

Pool hurricane preparation rules by state: the code and insurance matrix

Florida is the only one of six states whose residential code text was searched that writes specific wind rules for pool screen enclosures. Elsewhere, pools and enclosures fall under general residential wind design, and the rules a pool owner meets before a storm are guidance rather than law.

The matrix separates two kinds of rule. Code rules bind builders and, through decals and notices, owners: Florida’s Section 2002.3.3 requires removable vinyl, glass and acrylic panels with a decal saying they must be removed above 75 mph. Insurance rules bind claims: Citizens lists screen pool cages as not covered, and the TWIA dwelling policy covers metal screen enclosures only when listed on the Declarations.

A text search of each state’s residential code Chapter 3 found the phrase screen enclosure 13 times in FBC Residential 2023, Chapter 3 and zero times in the codes of Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and North Carolina. Texas and Mississippi have no single mandatory statewide residential code text to search, so those cells read Not verified. Pool barrier rules, which every coastal state handles differently, are covered in the PC&S pool fence laws by state matrix.

Hurricane landfalls by state from NOAA HURDAT2, 1991 to 2025

Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas account for most US hurricane landfalls since 1991. The count is a PC&S tally of HURDAT2 landfall records, so it measures where storm centers crossed the coast, not every place that felt hurricane winds.

From 1991 to 2025, 58 distinct hurricanes made landfall on the continental US, an average of 1.66 a year (PC&S count of NOAA NHC HURDAT2). Florida’s 21 hurricane landfalls work out to 6.0 per decade; Louisiana’s 15 work out to 4.3 per decade. Seven of the 58 storms crossed the coast in more than one state, so state counts add up to more than 58.

Hurricane impacts on the main pool states since 1851

The longer AOML record, which counts hurricane-force winds whether or not the center made landfall, puts Florida far ahead: 126 impacts against 67 for Texas. It also shows a high share of major storms in Mississippi: 8 of its 20 impacts.

The AOML list counts 309 storms that brought hurricane conditions to the continental US from 1851 to 2025, 96 of them major (PC&S count of NOAA AOML). Florida appears in 126 of them (40.8%) and in 41 of the 96 major storms (42.7%). Mississippi has 20 impacts, but 8 were major.

What the Florida Building Code requires of pool screen enclosures

Florida treats a pool cage as a building with its own wind table. The code sets pressures, member thickness and panel rules, and it builds owner storm actions into the design: removable panels must come off, and some designs require screens to be cut.

• Design loads (requirement): members supporting screened enclosures are designed for wind in two orthogonal directions using Table 2002.4, plus a 300 lb vertical load on any 1 ft of a primary member (FBC 2023, Chapter 20, Section 2002.4).
• Member thickness (requirement): extruded aluminum walls at least 0.040 inch thick (FBC 2023, Chapter 20, Section 2002.3.1).
• Removable panels (requirement): vinyl, tempered glass and acrylic panels must be removable and carry a decal saying they shall be removed when wind exceeds 75 mph (FBC 2023, Chapter 20, Section 2002.3.3).
• Design speed (requirement): the residential code allows screen enclosures to be designed under Section 2002 with Risk Category I wind speeds from Figure 1609.3(4) (FBC Residential 2023, R301.2.1.1.1).
• Screen-removal designs (requirement where used): designated screens must be completely cut when winds above 75 mph are forecast; the frame must still meet the 110 mph column of Table 2002.4 with all screens in place; designs need signed and sealed site-specific engineering (FBC 2023, Chapter 20, Section 2002.7).
• Pool barrier link (requirement): where such an enclosure is the pool barrier under Section 454.2.17, barrier height must be kept when panels are removed or cut (FBC 2023, Chapter 20, Section 2002.7).
• Design guide (accepted practice): the AAF Guide to Aluminum Construction in High Wind Areas is accepted as conforming engineering practice (FBC 2023, Chapter 20, Section 2002.4.1).

Design wind speeds for pool cages in Florida pool markets

Because Florida’s residential code lets screen enclosures use Risk Category I wind speeds, a pool cage can be designed for a lower wind than the house it adjoins. Across 10 Florida cities outside Miami-Dade and Broward the gap is 9 to 15 mph.

For the cities with PC&S city pages, Risk Category I and home speeds are about 131 and 141 mph in Tampa and 133 and 143 mph in Orlando (PC&S interpolation). Miami’s values are fixed at 165 mph (Risk Category I) and 175 mph (homes) by FBC 1620.2; HVHZ pool cages are designed under Section 1622, and the risk category Miami-Dade applies to them was not verified. Builders in those markets are listed on the Miami pool builders and Tampa pool builders pages.

Houston has no state wind map in this data set. The Houston Public Works criteria sheet, written for the 2012 codes, lists 139 mph for Risk Category II and 130 mph for Risk Category I; current Houston values were not verified. The City of Houston is outside the TDI windstorm program area (Texas Department of Insurance).

Miami-Dade and Broward: the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone

In the HVHZ the code replaces map lookups with fixed county wind speeds and adds its own screen enclosure section, Section 1622.

• The HVHZ consists of Broward and Miami-Dade counties (FBC 2023, Chapter 2).
• Miami-Dade design wind speeds are 165, 175, 186 and 195 mph for Risk Categories I to IV; Broward’s are 156, 170, 180 and 185 mph (FBC 2023, Chapter 16, Section 1620.2).
• All HVHZ structures are Exposure C unless Exposure D applies (FBC 2023, Chapter 16, Section 1620.3).
• HVHZ screen enclosures take ASCE 7 loads with shape factors of 1.3 on walls and 0.7 on roofs; designs under the AAF Guide must be signed and sealed by a Florida architect or engineer (FBC 2023, Chapter 16, Section 1622.1).
• Vinyl and acrylic windbreaker panels in the HVHZ must be removable and labelled for removal above 75 mph (FBC 2023, Chapter 16, Section 1622.2).

Texas, Louisiana and the other Gulf and Atlantic states

Outside Florida, the residential codes checked do not single out screen enclosures. Coastal Texas ties wind rules to insurance eligibility, while Louisiana applies a statewide IRC.

In coastal Texas, wind construction rules run through the Texas Department of Insurance. Structures in the designated catastrophe areas must be built and inspected to TDI’s adopted codes to qualify for TWIA wind and hail coverage; inspections began on January 1, 1988 (Texas Department of Insurance). Since April 1, 2026, certificates must follow the 2024 IRC or IBC (Texas Department of Insurance).

Louisiana enforces the 2021 IRC statewide for new construction under the State Uniform Construction Code (Louisiana LSUCCC). Mississippi requires the five coastal counties of Jackson, Harrison, Hancock, Stone and Pearl River to enforce the wind and flood rules of the 2003 IRC and IBC (Miss. Code 17-2-1). Alabama uses the 2015 IRC as modified (Alabama Admin. Code), Georgia the 2024 IRC with amendments (Georgia DCA), South Carolina the 2021 IRC since January 1, 2023 (South Carolina LLR), and North Carolina its 2018 code (NC OSFM).

How Citizens and TWIA treat pool screen enclosures

Florida’s and Texas’s state-created property insurers both carve out pool screen enclosures. Florida’s Citizens excludes them outright; Texas’s TWIA covers them only when listed and certified.

Citizens Property Insurance’s HO-3 worksheet (11/25) states that aluminum-framed screened enclosures and screen pool cages open to the weather are not covered under Coverage A or B, and that this cannot be changed (Citizens Property Insurance). The wind-only HW-2 worksheet (10/25) carries the same wording (Citizens Property Insurance). The pool itself is covered: Coverage A if it adjoins the dwelling, Coverage B if separated by clear space, Coverage C if above ground (Citizens Property Insurance).

In Texas, the TWIA dwelling policy lists metal screen enclosures and their contents as property not covered unless specifically described in the Declarations (TWIA). A 2013 TDI memorandum explains that a listed enclosure built on or after January 1, 1988 needs a WPI-8 windstorm certificate (Texas Department of Insurance).

Official pool storm guidance: where agencies agree and where they differ

Apart from Florida’s enclosure panel rules, no code or statute text found in this review tells a homeowner what to do with a pool before a hurricane. The guidance from Florida agencies and the state pool association agrees on keeping water in the pool and adding chlorine, and disagrees on pump power and patio furniture.

• Draining: Florida Swimming Pool Association, UF/IFAS Extension and Lee County Emergency Management say do not drain; Broward County and City of Tamarac allow lowering the water by no more than 1 to 2 feet. The stated risk is hydrostatic pressure lifting an empty shell.
• Chemicals: FSPA, UF/IFAS, Broward and Lee County advise shocking or super chlorinating before the storm. CDC guidance for pool operators says store chemicals below 95 F, keep them dry and keep them from mixing.
• Power: FSPA, Broward and Tamarac say turn off power to pool equipment; Broward and Tamarac also say remove or wrap the pump motor. UF/IFAS says keep the pump running while power is on.
• Furniture: FSPA allows placing furniture gently in the pool if it cannot be stored; UF/IFAS says never. Ready.gov advises bringing outside furniture in.
• After the storm: Miami-Dade says repair a damaged pool barrier as a priority and add chlorine if the pool is not running (Miami-Dade County); the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County says avoid swimming until the pool is clean and fully functional (Florida DOH-Pasco). Shock-hazard data are in the PC&S pool electrocution statistics report, and storm-damaged equipment is covered on the pool repair page.

Permits for pool cages in Florida

A new or rebuilt screen enclosure is a building under Florida law, so it needs a permit. Counties add their own submittal rules, often including sealed engineering.

• Florida law makes it unlawful to construct, alter or repair any building without a permit unless the law provides otherwise (Fla. Stat. 553.79); the code defines a screen enclosure as a building or part of one (FBC 2023, Chapter 2).
• Hillsborough County requires screen enclosure plans signed and sealed by a Florida registered architect or engineer (Hillsborough County).
• Collier County permits screen enclosures as an aluminum structure work item and requires a final spot survey (Collier County).
• The City of Tampa lists residential screen enclosures as a permit type (City of Tampa); Orange County requires the 75 mph removable-panel decal note on plans (Orange County).
• General permit steps are on the pool permits page.

The 2026 hurricane season and the code calendar

The 2026 Atlantic season has been quiet so far, in line with NOAA’s below-normal outlook. The bigger change for pool owners in Florida is the 9th edition code that starts on December 31, 2026.

• The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30 and peaks on September 10 (NOAA NHC).
• A 1991 to 2020 average season has 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (NOAA NHC).
• NOAA’s May 21, 2026 outlook called for 8 to 14 named storms and 3 to 6 hurricanes, with a 55% chance of a below-normal season (NOAA); the August 6 update cut that to 7 to 13 named storms and 2 to 6 hurricanes, with a 75% chance of below normal (NOAA).
• Through October 8, 2026 the season had 9 named storms and 1 hurricane (NOAA NHC).
• The 2025 season produced no continental US hurricane impacts (NOAA AOML).

How the states compare

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What the statutes show

1. Louisiana had 15 hurricanes make landfall from 1991 to 2025, 6 of them major, second to Florida (PC&S count of NOAA NHC HURDAT2).
2. Texas had 9 hurricanes make landfall from 1991 to 2025; the strongest was Harvey in 2017 at 115 knots, about 130 mph (PC&S count of NOAA NHC HURDAT2).
3. Georgia had no hurricane landfalls from 1991 to 2025 in HURDAT2, although the AOML list records 4 Georgia hurricane impacts in that span, mostly inland.
4. 45 of the 58 continental US hurricane landfalls from 1991 to 2025 (77.6%) touched Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama or Florida (PC&S count of NOAA NHC HURDAT2).
5. From 2016 to 2025, Florida had 9 hurricanes make landfall and Louisiana had 7, out of 25 continental US hurricanes (PC&S count of NOAA NHC HURDAT2).
6. Florida recorded 17 Category 4 or 5 hurricane impacts from 1851 to 2025, per the NOAA AOML list (PC&S count).
7. In Miami-Dade County the 2023 Florida Building Code fixes design wind speeds at 165 mph for Risk Category I and 175 mph for Risk Category II; Broward uses 156 mph and 170 mph (FBC 2023, Chapter 16, Section 1620.2).
8. Florida’s Table 2002.4 sets windward pressure on screen enclosures at 24 psf at 110 mph and 56 psf at 170 mph for Exposure C, a 2.33-fold range (FBC 2023, Chapter 20).
9. At Risk Category I speeds, a West Palm Beach screen enclosure (153 mph) carries an interpolated Exposure C windward pressure of 44.8 psf, 37% more than a Tampa enclosure at 131 mph (32.6 psf) and 1.7 times a Jacksonville enclosure at 116 mph (26.4 psf) (PC&S calculation from FBC Table 2002.4).
10. Screen enclosures designed under Florida’s screen-removal alternate (FBC 2002.7, 2023) must have designated panels cut when winds above 75 mph are forecast, and the contractor must supply one-time replacement screen (FBC 2023, Chapter 20).
11. Since April 1, 2026, TDI windstorm certificates in coastal Texas must be certified to the 2024 IRC or IBC (Texas Department of Insurance); the program covers 14 counties plus five Harris County cities east of State Highway 146 (Texas Department of Insurance).
12. As of October 8, 2026 the Atlantic season had produced 9 named storms, 1 hurricane and no major hurricanes, with accumulated cyclone energy 88% below the 1991 to 2020 normal (NOAA NHC).
13. Florida law requires insurers to offer hurricane deductibles of $500, 2%, 5% and 10% of dwelling limits, applied once per calendar year (Fla. Stat. 627.701).

State-specific questions

Questions and answers

Recent law changes

• 2026-10-08NHC season table: 9 named storms and 1 hurricane (Isaias, active) in the 2026 Atlantic season to date (NOAA NHC).
• 2026-10-07Miami-Dade RER confirmed the Florida Building Code 9th edition (2026) applies to permit applications from December 31, 2026 (Miami-Dade RER).
• 2026-09-23NHC released HURDAT2 for 1851 to 2025; this report uses that file (NOAA NHC HURDAT2).
• 2026-09NOAA AOML revised its US hurricane impact list to include reanalyzed 1971 to 1975 seasons and lists no 2025 US hurricane (NOAA AOML).
• 2026-08-06NOAA kept its below-normal outlook: 7 to 13 named storms, 2 to 6 hurricanes, 75% chance of a below-normal season (NOAA).
• 2026-04-01TDI began requiring 2024 IRC or IBC certification for Texas windstorm certificates (Texas Department of Insurance).

Source hierarchy

Tier 1: primary and government sources (49)

• NOAA National Hurricane Center: HURDAT2 Atlantic best track, 1851 to 2025 (hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt)
• NOAA National Hurricane Center: HURDAT2 format description (Atlantic)
• NOAA AOML Hurricane Research Division: Continental United States Hurricane Impacts/Landfalls 1851-2025
• U.S. Census Bureau: Cartographic Boundary Files, states, 2024 (500k KML)
• U.S. Census Bureau: 2024 Gazetteer Files, places
• Florida Building Commission (via UpCodes): 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 20 Aluminum
• Florida Building Commission (via UpCodes): 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 16 Structural Design
• Florida Building Commission (via UpCodes): 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 2 Definitions
• Florida Building Commission (via UpCodes): 2023 FBC Residential R301.2.1.1 Wind Design Required
• Florida Building Commission (via UpCodes): 2023 FBC Residential, Chapter 3 Building Planning
• Florida Building Commission: 9th Edition (2026) FBC Code Update Development Tasks (June 2026)
• Florida Building Commission: Analysis of Changes, 9th Edition (2026) FBC Building
• Miami-Dade County RER: Florida Building Code, Ninth Edition (2026) update takes effect Dec. 31
• University of Florida GeoPlan Center: Final Report: Wind Speed Line Maps for the FBC 8th Edition (2023)
• University of Florida GeoPlan Center: FBC 2023 wind zones GIS data, Risk Categories I to IV (ASCE 7-22)
• Florida Legislature: Florida Statutes 553.79, Permits
• Florida Legislature: Florida Statutes 627.701, Hurricane deductibles
• Hillsborough County: Residential Screen Enclosure and Glass Room Additions
• City of Tampa: Residential Screen Enclosures
• Collier County: Aluminum Structures (PRAS)
• Orange County Government: A Guide for Residential Plan Approval
• City of Houston Public Works: Building Code Design Criteria
• Citizens Property Insurance Corporation: HO-3 Coverage Worksheet (11/25)
• Citizens Property Insurance Corporation: HW-2 Coverage Worksheet, Wind-Only (10/25)
• Texas Windstorm Insurance Association: TWIA Dwelling Policy, Windstorm and Hail (2020.04)
• Texas Department of Insurance: 2013 Screened Enclosures Explanatory Memorandum
• Texas Department of Insurance: What is the Windstorm Inspection Program?
• Texas Department of Insurance: Adopted Building Codes (windstorm program)
• Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council: Uniform Construction Code Law and Rules and Regulations (May 20, 2026)
• Alabama Legislative Services Agency: Alabama Administrative Code chapter 305-2-4
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs: Current State Minimum Codes for Construction
• South Carolina LLR Building Codes Council: Building Codes in Effect for South Carolina
• North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal: Codes: Current and Past
• LSUCCC / ICC (via UpCodes): Louisiana Residential Code 2021, Chapter 3
• Georgia DCA / ICC (via UpCodes): Georgia Residential Code 2024, Chapter 3
• SC Building Codes Council / ICC (via UpCodes): South Carolina Residential Code 2021, Chapter 3
• Alabama / ICC (via UpCodes): Alabama Residential Code 2015, Chapter 3
• NC Building Code Council / ICC (via UpCodes): North Carolina Residential Code 2018, Chapter 3
• NOAA National Hurricane Center: Tropical Cyclone Climatology
• NOAA: NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
• NOAA: NOAA maintains prediction for below-normal Atlantic hurricane season
• NOAA National Hurricane Center: 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season (Tropical Weather Summary table)
• Miami-Dade County: After a Hurricane
• Florida Department of Health in Pasco County: DOH-Pasco Urges Residents to Avoid Beaches and Pools After Hurricane Milton
• Broward County: The Official Broward County Hurricane Preparedness Guide (2015)
• City of Tamarac: Hurricane Tips: Before the Storm
• Lee County Emergency Management: Family Emergency Plan (2022)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pool Chemical Safety
• FEMA Ready.gov: Hurricanes

Tier 2: trade bodies, public companies, market research (3)

• Mississippi Legislature (via FindLaw): Mississippi Code 17-2-1
• Florida Swimming Pool Association: Hurricane Preparedness
• UF/IFAS Extension Indian River County: Pools and Hurricanes

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8. Florida Building Commission (via UpCodes). 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 2 Definitions. Accessed 2026-10-08.
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13. Miami-Dade County RER. Florida Building Code, Ninth Edition (2026) update takes effect Dec. 31. Accessed 2026-10-08.
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