"Why don't tornadoes hit major cities?"

What?

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"Why don't tornadoes hit major cities?"

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Who was the guy who started this thread

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jimbeam

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Is NOLA still a major city?

One hit the Georgia dome. I saw one go right up LBJ Freeway in Dallas once.

Tangipahoa and Livingston parishes have got to be the worst weather parishes in the state.

#50

*reporter looks around NO East*

Reporter: "Wow, that tornado really did a number on this place, huh?"

NO East resident: "The what now?"

PJ

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Is NOLA still a major city?

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It's a chocolate city! No, wait, never quite got there, did it.

Heat island effect of all that concrete creates a relative high pressure over dense urban areas and factories.

Tornados basically bounce off of these and instead impact relatively cooler rural areas like suburbs, farms, and exurbs where there is more vegetation.

The refineries and chemical plants emit so much heat that they cause many storm systems to break up partially, meaning areas directly to the east typically see less bad weather than areas north, west, and south. Exxon often keeps weather in downtown and mid city tame relative to Zachary and LP.