Dave Gallaher
EF5
I'm not quite sure how they are figuring this, but...
http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-central/top-tornado-cities-2013-20130415
http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-central/top-tornado-cities-2013-20130415
TWC names Huntsville, AL most tornado-prone city?
- Thread starter Dave Gallaher
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Logan Karsten
I also see a sideshow of tornado photos that claim to be taken by people that didn't actually take them. The information on some of them is inaccurate too. I also don't understand how Tulsa can be ahead of OKC on this list, but maybe there is something I am missing here.
John Olexa
EF5
Well, this from the same people who names winter storms
STexan
EF4
I'm sure the Huntsville, AL Economic Development Council enjoys this little bit of "news".
chrisbray
EF4
Do you have an example?
Skip Talbot
EF5
The "Rainbow and Tornado" photo in the original link is Eric Nguyen's Mulvane shot. I'm surprised the editors at TWC don't recognize the shot. It's one of the most famous tornado photos ever taken. Maybe nobody is paying attention over there or they just don't care about the integrity of their sources (random "iWitness" internet users).
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chrisbray
EF4
Ahh, I'd say its probably a bit of both.
Marcus Diaz
EF5
Lmao when I clicked that link I got a nice photo of the Campo tornado with the caption that a "Microsoft Geek" snapped it this year in Colorado Springs. Also one of Hollingshead's pics from 2004 was credited to a random name from 2011. And people bitch at how some of us put watermarks in our pics...
chrisbray
EF4
This is pretty funny, if you look at the facebook comments they are almost entirely people complaining about the ripped off photos.
Matt Hunt
EF3
Also says the Lyons, KS tornado was April 12, 2012. TWC is losing more and more credibility every day...
William Monfredo
EF3
It's a matter of method. The original notion that TWC embarked on here is area, footprint if you will, of storms within 75 miles of a given town. That obviously has some merit, but if you think of being "prone," it also could be calculated relating to "time," specifically who's got the most tornado "days" near them, those days on which such events occur. Otherwise, it's (intentionally) biased toward where long-tracked, wide tornadoes often occur in outbreaks, and in effect can be skewed by one or two big days across the decades.
Elaine Spencer
EF3
Then it might be more accurate to say that Huntsville is the city most prone to violent tornadoes, or most prone to significant tornado impacts or damage, rather than simply "most tornado prone" period.
Dave Gallaher
EF5
What I'm wondering is if some actuarial figures went into this, and if so, will homeowner's and renter's insurance providers use it to justify a rate hike?
truechampion
Huntsville as most tornado-prone city in US
Huntsville and Northern Alabama may not have the most tornadoes, but I do agree that this area does have the most significant violent tornadoes. The fact that both Superoutbreaks occurred in this region has something to do with the distinction. The town of Tanner, Alabama, just west of Huntsville and less than 5 miles from my home, has had three F5/EF5 tornadoes since 1974.
Huntsville and Northern Alabama may not have the most tornadoes, but I do agree that this area does have the most significant violent tornadoes. The fact that both Superoutbreaks occurred in this region has something to do with the distinction. The town of Tanner, Alabama, just west of Huntsville and less than 5 miles from my home, has had three F5/EF5 tornadoes since 1974.
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truechampion
I'm sure the insurance companies will try to cash in. I see a rate hike in our future.
