[notime362]

I sure had a false sense of security living in Boaz. I thought living on Sand Mountain, all the storms went around the base of it, Recently, tornados hace struck Guntersville, Asbury, and we get alot of "straight -line" winds. With all the rain we has this year, they are tumbling down several oak trees. But like Keeper said, I dealt with a few hurricanes in Floridumb, and it covers a very wide area. A tornado cuts a path, and hoprfully your not in it.

[RedEagle]

A tornado can occur anywhere in Alabama, but the big majority of those that occur near the coast are of the weaker variety (F2 or lower). North Alabama, on the other hand, is subject to the Midwestern class F5 monsters.I guess it's Mother Nature's way of playing fair since we get the hurricanes.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by RedEagle

North Alabama, on the other hand, is subject to the Midwestern class F5 monsters.

True.

Tornado History Project - Tornado Map

[mimpdaddy]

If you take a ride out in the county towards Toney it looks like the Midwest, at least it does to me.Nothing but fields and storm shelters.Not use to that growing up in the southern half of the state.

[neonrider]

Don't you think the least forested agricultural areas (with humid climate) get the most tornadoes?

[PortCity]

^^^ Sort of true,my region on the Gulf Coast have trees but , is very humid even year round humidity I shall say. Yet we barely experience tornados, Our hurricans spin off tornados in areas of the state north of us.
The last I was living in Huntsville which was Spring of 08 there was a tornado warning or watch every week.


I remember being in my dorm at night and the Dorm Managers or Counts were knocking on every door to let us know it was a tornado very close by.The weird thing is the weather wasn`t really all that violent, thunder storms on the Gulf Coast are more dramatic than inland storms. I`m just use to having advanced warnings about hurricanes they don`t suprise you like tornados do.


A hurricane may start off as a depression fom the the west coast of Africa thats were they always begin.Once entering the Atlantic near the Caribbean they are catatagory 1 or 2 hurricanes rarely 3. Then when/if they enter the Gulf of Mexico with it`s 80 and 85 degree water the hurricanes eat well off of the warm Gulf waters and become category 3,4 and even very close like 5 MPH from being category 5 monsters. That is usually a week or a week and a half trip plenty of time to prepare.

[mimpdaddy]

Originally Posted by PortCity

^^^
living in Huntsville which was Spring of 08 there was a tornado warning or watch every week.

No kidding. This place is about confused as those tornadoes too.
(It just aint bama)

[PortCity]

LOL, you `re crazy dude, but for real I was scared man I wasn`t use to that on the Coast. Yes Violent and dramatic storms with thunder so strong it will shake the foundation of a brick house pop up out of no where on the Coast. They usually come and go and the heat is more hot after the storm than before. 2 and three tornados in an area I was not use to that.

[mimpdaddy]

They talk about how hot it is up here they haven't felt real humidity yet. I went home this weekend and you could barely breathe and can't imagine how it is in Mobile but ya'll have that breeze though.