[Honeychild1]

I want to know so I can AVOID these areas!

[grmasterb]

Are you from somewhere where tornadoes don't generally occur? You can't necessarily pinpoint areas in a community that are more prone to experiencing tornadoes. It's not like flooding.

As for Jonesboro, the most notable ones there were in 1968 and 1973. Now, I haven't lived there in 13 years, but I do keep an eye on what's going on down there. I don't believe Jonesboro has been hit by one for a long time, although I know Manila was hit hard a few years ago.

[Stormcrow73]

Yes, tornados are extremely random. You often see lines of destruction with a few houses right in the path spared completely when for some freakish reason the storm popped up off the ground and skipped right over them only to touch back down a short distance away and keep right on going.

And as for why there's so many, well, it's climate related. If you believe in global climate change, get ready because the scurge of the tornado will spread across the country to places that never saw many before.

[arguy1973]

tornadoes thru the jonesboro area have taken different courses..when i was a kid in the 70s here, most storms that usually hit Jonesboro would follow hwy 49. the ones that most concerned us would come up from wiener and waldenburg. Recently the storms have taken different paths and went above Jonesboro and hit Marmaduke. theres no predicting which path a tornado will take. the weather here can change in the blink of an eye..

best bet..buy a storm celler, or a house with a basement and when bad weather does come, listen to the radio and be prepared to take shelter.

[J Arp]

I've watched them roar past both of my previous residences out in the fields. My course of action is to sit on the porch and gawk like an idiot until it gets -really- close.

Nowhere is guaranteed safe unless you live in a bunker.

[RogMar]

Originally Posted by J Arp

Nowhere is guaranteed safe unless you live in a bunker.

That's what Saddam thought, too.

[Robert_J]

Originally Posted by J Arp

I've watched them roar past both of my previous residences out in the fields. My course of action is to sit on the porch and gawk like an idiot until it gets -really- close.

My wife thinks I'm crazy for doing this but every guy from Arkansas I know does. We had the tornado siren go off when I worked at Alltel. The women headed to the basment and all of the guys went to the windows to watch a circular wall cloud pass over Maumelle.

-Robert

[Bull Winkus]

Originally Posted by Honeychild1

I want to know so I can AVOID these areas!

The best you can do is to just stay out of the trailer parks, Hon.

[Honeychild1]

I appreciate all the answers so far. I would think that most of the tornadoes would hit where there is mostly flat land with no trees for wind breaks nor buildings for the most part. ( like in Kansas)

[Bull Winkus]

These maps might give you an idea of the most active areas of tornado activity in the country.

Interactive Tornado Map : Weather Underground

Tornado Activity in the United States

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Tornado frequency and Location by Date

Tornadoes Location Frequency and Deaths


February 5, 2008 Storm Chase

http://www.realclearwx.com/feb508storms.htm