[SouthernBoy205]

Alabama 13th in more people moving in than out


Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Alabama 13th in incoming moves:
Alabama was No. 13 among states seeing more people moving in rather than out during the first half of this year, according to St. Louis-based United Van Lines' mid-year "migration" study.
The company said Tuesday it tracked 1,642 shipments in Alabama between January and June. Of those, 900, or 54.8 percent, were coming into the state while 742, or 45.2 percent, were going out.

Alabama 13th in more people moving in than out - al.com

[cpg35223]

That has actually been a trend for several years in that survey.

[SouthernBoy205]

Is this slow growth?

[ArizonaBear]

Many years ago: I kept saying that Mississippi and Alabama will be 'states of the future'; and, apparently, it is coming to pass

[Highpointer]

Originally Posted by A&M Bulldawg

Alabama 13th in more people moving in than out - al.com

With all of the tornadoes that Alabama has been experiencing, I expect that many people will be moving out to rebuild in safer states. I can't see why anyone would live in a state that has such dangerous weather. I live in Arizona, where it gets very hot in summer, but the heat doesn't destroy your home, and it won't kill you unless you stay outside in the heat too long without adequate hydration.

[WanderingImport]

Originally Posted by Highpointer

With all of the tornadoes that Alabama has been experiencing, I expect that many people will be moving out to rebuild in safer states. I can't see why anyone would live in a state that has such dangerous weather. I live in Arizona, where it gets very hot in summer, but the heat doesn't destroy your home, and it won't kill you unless you stay outside in the heat too long without adequate hydration.

Your respectable opinion, but let's think about this. Alabama and Mississippi are most definitely not the only states that have tornadoes. Think of places such as Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, etc. People still live there. Heck, Texas is also right in the middle of tornado alley, yet it's one of the most populous states in the nation with people continuing to flock there.
You've seen a lot of media paying attention to the recent tornado outbreak in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. However, the last time an outbreak this severe occurred was half a century ago and it's not like as soon as you build a house a tornado is gonna immediately come and knock it back down. That scenario is unrealistic.
So, in all seriousness, one outbreak of tornadoes (albeit a bad one) won't inhibit people from moving to a particular area. Unless you are just that paranoid about it.

[EscAlaMike]

A once in a lifetime storm comes through and devastates part of Alabama, and now all of a sudden Alabama is a "dangerous" place to live.

There's a reason the tornado has been major national news, because that kind of thing is RARE. Things that happen regularly don't make the news.

[PortCity]

One of the fastest growing counties in Alabama(Baldwin) is hurricane pron but that doesn`t stop growth..

[humacaena]

Let's see...California, Oregon and Washington could fall into the ocean because of earthquakes and tsunamis. Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas...ect get tornadoes every year. The floods in Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and lately Tennessee have left many homeless...and they rebuild in the same flood prone areas. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia also gets hurricanes quite often. Texas, California, Arizona ect get horrendous fires. New England gets terrible snow storms...

Should you find a perfect place in the country, please let us know. There is no such place as we are all in the same boat, and only God knows who or where will be next. We have not had a hurricane in the Lower Alabama region since Katrina, and hopefully we can dodge the bullet again this year. But only God knows the answer...And like Port City said, we are growing quite fast and people seem to love it here.

[Highpointer]

Originally Posted by humacaena

New England gets terrible snow storms...

I'd take the heavy snow storms of every New England winter over one tornado. Snow storms don't destroy homes, they just cause some inconvenience.