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Old 03-23-2009, 10:33 AM
 
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
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According to a press release from Storm Prediction Center the heart of the 'new' Tornado Alley now extends Missouri & Arkansas in the West to Western KY, Middle Tenn, & Northern Alabama in the East.

The strongest tornado in the US in 2005 occurred in Hopkins Co KY. Middle Tennessee has had nearly as many tornado deaths since 2006 as the rest of the US combined

Is the Mid-South The New Tornado Alley? - Local 6 WPSD (http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/story/Is-the-Mid-South-The-New-Tornado-Alley/eMPCf2rMs0-ZhXDZJqZKAQ.cspx - broken link)
W. Kentucky now prime tornado area - Latest News - Kentucky.com
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Old 03-23-2009, 03:32 PM
 
Location: Kentucky
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Oh no, that's not good!
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Old 03-24-2009, 05:03 AM
 
Location: Louisville KY Metro area
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Missy, as more and more people live in rural areas of our nation, just the shear numbers will mean more people subject to tornadoes. No matter when or where in our nations recorded history have we had the fantastic storm alert system that keeps us informed. There is not one state in our nation that is perfectly safe from a tornado as anywhere a thunderstorm can occur, so can a tornado.

While it is great to know about the statistics, they should be used as a tool, but not as a weapon for increasing fear.
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Old 03-24-2009, 11:08 AM
 
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
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One thing I have noticed is that the number of tornadoes has 'gone up' dramatically simply because any 1/10th of a mile long path of twisted debris is not recorded as a tornado - whereas 30 years ago only a damaging tornado would have made the NWS records.

What is troubling to me is that the Owensboro and Nashville areas have received more damaging tornadoes this decade than anywhere in the traditional tornado alley. Owensboro got slammed in 1999 and 2000 by large F4 tornadoes, an F3 hit downtown 2 blocks from the motel I was staying in at the time. As for the greater Nashville area, I think its now around 40 people dead from tornadoes just in this decade
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