Average tornadoes per year

[Chris Lott]

Found this on AOL.....LOL! I think the trend is changing as Texas being the #1 spot for tornadoes per year. Actually, it seems to me unless you're in the Panhandle you're not going to see one anywhere else in Texas unless something strange is going on.


http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.ad...S00010000000001


It says this is from 1950 to 1995.

 

[Jeff Snyder]

That seems right. I'm sure you could Google to find the official stats... Remember, Texas is a HUGE state, so you'd expect it to have many more tornadoes than smaller states (given that Texas is still in a climatologically-favored region of the US). I do appreciate that they included a "hiding in an underpass" picture, though... :roll:

 

[Chris Lott]

Hey, that picture under the overpass was from Moore, Oklahoma right? Not a good picture to show. :shock:

 

[Jeff Snyder]

Originally posted by Chris Lott
Hey, that picture under the overpass was from Moore, Oklahoma right? Not a good picture to show. :shock:

Nope, particularly since what, 3 people died that day doing the exact same thing as that lady is doing -- hiding in an underpass. We certainly can't expect the general population to know the difference between a "safe" underpass (one which recedes into the ground and gives you a place to hold on to) from a really, really bad idea (an under/overpass that is just a wedge and/or provides nothing to hold on to), so a "do not seek shelter from an underpass" message is much better than showing a picture such as the one on that site without any sort of "this is not safe" message.