Hurricane Ike- what does this forecast mean for Austin?

[TexasHorseLady]

There are tornadoes in quite a few places in Texas, but some places less than others. We don't really get a lot down here, and the damage is minimal. (We're at the very tail end of tornado alley). Remember, with tornadoes, the area of damage is minimal.

[Austin Newby]

btw Austin Newby I am from Los Angeles, have lived in Central FL, WV, and North NJ

Coming from LA, weather might be a little adjustment initially but you'll get used to it quickly as you've lived in the humid southeast and east coast areas too. Homeowners insurance is likely much cheaper here; I heard earthquake insurance is outrageous.

[jread]

Originally Posted by okaythen01

wow tornadoes, that doesn't sound good, it can totally dmage your houses and stuff, are there tornadoes all over tx? are there some area that has less tornadoes than others?

btw Austin Newby I am from Los Angeles, have lived in Central FL, WV, and North NJ

Tornadoes really aren't much of a concern for the Austin area. As far as weather, you'll find the climate much more similar to Los Angeles than to the East Coast. My wife is from Central Florida, and if you can live there than you can live anywhere. Austin feels like a desert after visiting that place.

[Angelintears]

i have a question about Austin. i`m from Romania and my brother has moved into austin recently. are there any natural disasters there?i`ve searched on the internet but i ddn`t find something interesting.i know that most of the america continent is visited by hurricanes and i`m a bit worryed..he moved from romania to california i think..:-? and from there to huston if i recall and now here. i apologise for my english.thank you very much.

[Angelintears]

and i`ve read somewhere that texas is visited by deadly hurricanes every year and i am a bit scared

[Trainwreck20]

Hurricanes of any force rarely hit the Texas coast, and when they do hit, the coast gets the worst of it. Austin is ~300 km from the coast, so the danger is typically similar to a bad thunderstorm system.

Earthquakes are essentially non-existent (Central Texas and Austin are in one of the lowest earthquake zones in the world).

Tornados are possible, but really are more prevalent north of Austin.