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Looks like Mississippi and Alabama are actually the tornado captials of the world
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:27 pm
Always grew up hearing about the dreaded “oklahoma kansas tornado belt” and the tri states tornado etc. I am remember a town getting whacked up there few years back but if you look at the map the NWS has of major tornados by path length since 1950 (included in this story linked ), it looks like Mississippi, (basically central Mississippi) is by far the worst region in America then Alabama next.
Has this been a shift from where traditionally the bad tornados have been or has it always been this way and the southern states have just been lucky tornados mostly have avoided populated areas in the past?
Tornado article
Has this been a shift from where traditionally the bad tornados have been or has it always been this way and the southern states have just been lucky tornados mostly have avoided populated areas in the past?
Tornado article
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Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:29 pm to TutHillTiger
My in laws live NW of Birmingham in Jefferson County, AL and they get some bad ones around there.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:29 pm to TutHillTiger
I don’t know if that’s true, but I do feel bad for our Mississippi brethren. They can’t catch a break lately.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:30 pm to TutHillTiger
It looks like a lot of the long tornados end when they get to the hills in northeast Alabama.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:31 pm to TutHillTiger
I feel like if you look at a map of all detected tornadoes in a year, it’s always been Mississippi. You just weren’t able to record them before modern radar detection because of trees, while Kansas and Oklahoma are flat farmland so you can see them for miles, so they got that reputation.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:33 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
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I don’t know if that’s true
The map don't lie.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:33 pm to fallguy_1978
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My in laws live NW of Birmingham in Jefferson County, AL and they get some bad ones around there.
Not sure why they chose to live in tornado alley, but to each their own.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:33 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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It looks like a lot of the long tornados end when they get to the hills in northeast Alabama.
We rarely get them in South LA. We have some tornadoes but they are usually pretty small and not the type that level towns.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:34 pm to TutHillTiger
First time I ever heard of a tornado siren was in Magnolia,MS when I was in high school. We were there for Father’s Day to be with my grandparents and the family. For them it was just another day but hearing a tornado siren for me was torture not knowing if a tornado was coming or not. Dixie alley has been pretty bad over the years. I know one thing, I would never want to live around Yazoo City.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:34 pm to fallguy_1978
Mississippi north of Hattiesburg seems to get more activity than areas south of Hattiesburg.
Also for Louisiana, seems like Tangipahoa Parish seems to get the most tornadoes in Louisiana for areas south of Alexandria.
Also for Louisiana, seems like Tangipahoa Parish seems to get the most tornadoes in Louisiana for areas south of Alexandria.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:35 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Not sure why they chose to live in tornado alley, but to each their own.
Up on the top of a big arse hill too. They used to live in Birmingham but my FIL wanted to own some land and be able to walk out of his door and go hunting when he retired. Sadly, he died last year but I doubt my MIL will ever move again. Too old.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:36 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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I know one thing, I would never want to live around Yazoo City.
Yeah. I wouldn't near there in Mississippi and I wouldn't live near Cullman or Phil Campbell in Alabama.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:40 pm to TutHillTiger
I guess I was always led to believe more in MS/AL but stronger ones OK. Not sure how accurate that is.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:42 pm to TutHillTiger
"Dixie Alley" has always been known for having more powerful tornadoes (but fewer overall tornadoes) than the great plains. In other words, OK, KS get many more by sheer numbers, but it seems MS, AL, TN get more "monster" tornadoes.
Also, Dixie Alley is more densely populated (fewer wide open areas with no people) which means the damage will be worse. Also, the landscape is worse for tornadoes. What I mean by that is in places like Kansas, it is flat and you can see the tornadoes from miles away. In Alabama, for instance, you can't see shite until it's right upon you. There's videos of the Tuscaloosa tornado where this is apparent. There is one video from there where some dudes were in their house. Suddenly they hear a noise, walk out onto the balcony, and here comes an F-4. They couldn't see it until it was right upon them due to the hills and what not.
Also, Dixie Alley is more densely populated (fewer wide open areas with no people) which means the damage will be worse. Also, the landscape is worse for tornadoes. What I mean by that is in places like Kansas, it is flat and you can see the tornadoes from miles away. In Alabama, for instance, you can't see shite until it's right upon you. There's videos of the Tuscaloosa tornado where this is apparent. There is one video from there where some dudes were in their house. Suddenly they hear a noise, walk out onto the balcony, and here comes an F-4. They couldn't see it until it was right upon them due to the hills and what not.
This post was edited on 3/26/23 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:43 pm to TutHillTiger
It's time for Cajuns to retake the North.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:44 pm to fallguy_1978
You can still go to Google Maps and find the path of the 2011 Tornado that passed through Tuscaloosa and north Birmingham.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:44 pm to TutHillTiger
Dixie Alley was always considered one of the worst places for tornados.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:44 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Yeah. I wouldn't near there in Mississippi and I wouldn't live near Cullman or Phil Campbell in Alabama.
The corridor from Hackleburg, to Phil Campbell, through Lawrence County (Moulton), north of Decatur, across the TN River, and into Limestone County (particularly the Tanner area) is incredibly active. That's one of the classic tornado corridors in the country.
This post was edited on 3/26/23 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:45 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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I wouldn't near there in Mississippi and I wouldn't live near Cullman or Phil Campbell in Alabama.
The corridor that runs NE from 20 miles N/S from Tuscaloosa to Scottsboro is baaaad.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 1:45 pm to TutHillTiger
We moved from New Orleans to Tuscaloosa and just know I'm going to shite myself when the first legitimate tornado siren starts wailing.
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