Out of all the TX cities, why does it seem like Houston always gets... (Dallas: tornado, car)

[Chanteuse d' Opéra]

hit with natural disasters (below freezing temps *although that did occur statewide*) floods, torrential downpours, I feel like Houston always bears the brunt of this

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by Chanteuse d' Opéra

hit with natural disasters (below freezing temps *although that did occur statewide*) floods, torrential downpours, I feel like Houston always bears the brunt of this

Dallas is just as prone to natural disasters as Houston.

It's just, instead of floods and hurricanes, the risk is for hail and tornadoes.

[Chanteuse d' Opéra]

Originally Posted by citidata18

Dallas is just as prone to natural disasters as Houston.

It's just, instead of floods and hurricanes, the risk is for hail and tornadoes.

I almost never hear about DFW but you may have a point...

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by Chanteuse d' Opéra

I almost never hear about DFW but you may have a point...

DFW has kind of lucked out and been relatively quiet as of late (with the only 2 notable severe weather episodes being the 6/9/19 derecho and the October 2019 tornado). Conversely, Dixie Alley (Alabama, Mississipp, West Georgia, Southern TN, etc.) has been getting the brunt of the action.

Someone actually completed a pretty compelling analysis showing this in the link below:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-018-0048-2

But historically and climatologically, DFW does sit in the heart of Tornado Alley and does experience amongst the highest frequency of hail reports compared to other large metro areas.

[AcresHomes44]

Location. Houston sits on the Gulf, so that's why it seems like Houston gets the worst of natural disasters.

[elnina]

While much of Houston’s elevated natural disaster risk level can be attributed to its geography and proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, the ongoing effects of climate change and decades of ill-informed planning also play a significant role.(rapid growth/urban sprawl and paving, paving, paving...)
https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/re...le-to-flooding

[Htown2013]

Originally Posted by Chanteuse d' Opéra

hit with natural disasters (below freezing temps *although that did occur statewide*) floods, torrential downpours, I feel like Houston always bears the brunt of this

Pick your poison. Dallas may not flood or get as many hurricanes/torrential downpours as Houston, but they get cold and freeze much more than Houston. They have frequent ice storms in winter, much more severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and hail, and get much hotter in the summer, with many days above 100.

[Htown2013]

If you can deal with the humidity, the immediate coast of Texas, from Galveston, to Port Aransas/Rockport, to South Padre/Port Isabel doesn't have that bad of a climate.

[jfre81]

The prairie can bring some wind like a hurricane, but it's probably not going to dump 48 inches of rain in one swoop like a tropical storm or hurricane can, and that impact is usually going to be spread on the coast in a wide area.

[Jack Lance]

Was it Nashville that flooded lately or someplace else, anyway, I was watching the reports and they said this catastrophic flooding was the result of "7" inches of rain over the last 2 days. I thought to myself 7 inches of rain over 2 days wouldn't even get a car wet in Houston. So all these claims that its the topography or the lack of planning is absurd is really is all about the rainfall amounts.

Just to let you know it looks like we've had about half the usual amount of rainfall this year.