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In 2002 I had a 3-tab roof replaced by architectural shingles on a house in downtown Orlando, two years later that roof was subjected to Hurricanes Charley, Jeanne and Francis with no damage... Roofing nails were used instead of staples (although I think the rule on that changed after Andrew) and nothing hit it.

In 2015, we had an older architectural shingle roof replaced by gavalume sheetmetal on a house on Tampa Bay. We've since sold the house but it made it through a few tropical storms beforehand.

I liked the look of the galvalume as it seemed "beachy" on our stilt house. I had been told to expect 2X-3X the price of shingles but it was only 1.5X, so the cost trade seemed worth it. This was on ~2000 square feet spread over two buildings with an inter-connecting porch. Semi-hipped roof. Cost IIRC was ~$15k. The warranty was longer than shingle but oddly the finish, not the material is the driver for warranty length on the galvalume. Ours was just clear galvalume... not a color.