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How come Major tornadoes never really hit big Cities???
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:05 pm
Do they favor small towns more rural areas? I mean there are a lot of big cities in the midwest and southeast. I know one hit Tuscaloosa a few years back but over the last 20 to 30 years how many have hit major cities like Dallas,Atlanta , kansas city, st.Louis , chicago etc...? Can theses things only form over rural areas?
This post was edited on 1/22/17 at 8:07 pm
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:06 pm to FLObserver
It's against the law
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:07 pm to FLObserver
Dallas, Salt Lake City, Atlanta..
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:07 pm to FLObserver
Good metropolitan policing tactics
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:07 pm to FLObserver
Because there are way more small towns and villages than large cities.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:07 pm to FLObserver
It's more there's a lot of area relative to the area of cities. There arent many monster tornados in a year and way more empty space.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:09 pm to FLObserver
Major cities occupy less land area than smaller cities. It is a probability thing. For proof, see the election results. MAGA
This post was edited on 1/22/17 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:09 pm to FLObserver
I think it is strictly a matter of probability....large cities cover only a small percentage of land when compared with everything else.
I do however, think that a pretty bad tornado hit Oklahoma city a couple of decades ago and fricked a lot of shite up.
I do however, think that a pretty bad tornado hit Oklahoma city a couple of decades ago and fricked a lot of shite up.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:09 pm to FLObserver
Tall buildings and terrain prevent tornadoes from forming
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:10 pm to Duke
2008 SEC Basketball Tournament a tornado damaged the Georgia Dome during the State vs GA game.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:10 pm to FLObserver
I was right there in the Fort Worth tornado in 2000
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:11 pm to FLObserver
May have something to do with ambient temperatures from all the concrete, glass, and steel in major cities. That's just a SWAG though.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:11 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Tall buildings and terrain prevent tornadoes from forming
IS there proof of this? because this is what i was thinking.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:11 pm to Spankum
I lived right outside OKC (Yukon) for several years and we moved right before a big outbreak of tornados swept through that area. Not sure if any hit actually in OKC but they did in the vicinity though.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:12 pm to FLObserver
I was in the Georgia Dome about 10 years ago when a really nasty tornado hit the building and the rest if downtown. It was during the SEC basketball tournament. There is a good SEC Storied episode about if.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:12 pm to FLObserver
There was an F4 tornado in 2015 that hit Dallas...
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:12 pm to Spankum
The "F6". Absolutely crushed poor Moore, OK. Wind speeds over 300 mph.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:13 pm to DavidTheGnome
Also a tornado hit Monroe a while back and I was in my car right in the middle of it while shite went flying everywhere, and that's a very major city.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:14 pm to FLObserver
I remember a tornado in downtown Nashville around 10-12 years ago.
ETA- honestly, I think it's just regular odds. There is a ton more rural area than specific large city downtown areas.
ETA- honestly, I think it's just regular odds. There is a ton more rural area than specific large city downtown areas.
This post was edited on 1/22/17 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:14 pm to goldennugget
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I was right there in the Fort Worth tornado in 2000
Just dont see the devastation it seems though in major cities like you see in the small towns. The big f4 and f5's seem to not hit the big cities. Now im sure you can go back 100 years and find them but im talking recent history.
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