It's part of the general sentiment of "look at these tornado aftermath photos".
Wooden homes do not survive as well in high wind situations, and hurricanes are high wind situations.
Wooden homes do not survive as well in high wind situations, and hurricanes are high wind situations.
And much of the US doesn't routinely have really high wind situations. Had a windstorm in my area last fall. A big mature spruce tree came down and managed to avoid hitting my house or neighbor's utility wires but house was fine. Wood construction is not uniquely susceptible to wind events relative to other things that tend to happen in severe storms. And, if you have a direct tornado hit, I'm not sure it really matters what your residential property is made of.