Spring hill, TN (Bristol: house, buy, tornado)

[sam24]

Does any one know if spring hill, TN has ever effected by tornados.

[Bevsdad]

Of course it has. Every area of tN has seen tornadic activity. I would never base my decision on where to live on tornadoes however. If it's that big a deal, buy a house with a safe room, or build one.

[bnewman]

Bevsdad is right...no one and on area is exempt from tornadoes...wherever the storm is going, that is where it will hit You've got to get over the fear and make the decision to make the best preparation possible in the event of such a disaster. Keep an eye on the weather if it appears stormy...the news is always on top of those things in the moment.

[12buttons]

Originally Posted by sam24

Does any one know if spring hill, TN has ever effected by tornados.

bwahahahaha..you gotta be kidding! Tornados hit all of TN eventually!
Hail the size of golf balls took out an entire fleet of new autos parked outside! Best part of Spring Hill is the commute to Nashville - pack a suitcase!

[jenniesmalls]

I agree with everyone, but tornados are more predictable if they have hit a certain path before, since they tend to follow the same path repeatedly. What I am saying is nowhere is exempt but once an area has been hit, it is more likely to be hit again in the same path.

[BuzzCam]

My in-law's barn was taken out by a tornado in Thompsons Station, just to the north of Spring Hill, a few years ago.
My house in Donelson (Nashville suburb) took a direct hit by a tornado in May of 1999, with me in it. I saw my life flash before my eyes, and let me tell you, it wasn't all that interesting.
That tornado hit the Nashville Airport then bounced all over Donelson.

[user123455]

does the topography of the land have any effect on tornados ? for example, is a hilly area more protected than a flat area ?

[BuzzCam]

Originally Posted by user123455

does the topography of the land have any effect on tornados ? for example, is a hilly area more protected than a flat area ?

A few years ago when I lived in Bristol, we had a tornado which did quite a bit of damage. The area it hit is very hilly. The tornado seemed to jump over the hilly terrain hitting one area while leaving another untouched. But, that was back in the 70's, and I haven't heard any other stories about tornadoes hitting the Bristol or Tri-Cities area.
We get a few each year in Nashville. The terrain surrounding Nashville is hilly. I think when weather systems, which bring us storms, hit the Cumberland Plateau, they loose some of their intensity. The mountains of East Tennessee would have an effect on storms I would think.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, my house was hit by a tornado in 1999. When we get bad weather, I think about it, but don't dwell on a tornado hitting me again. I do my best to be prepared. Most of the warnings you see on local TV are funnel clouds, which never hit the ground.
The tornadoes which hit Nashville in 1998 did allot of damage. Unfortunately, one person lost his life when a tree fell on him at a local park. Nashville was very lucky in that more people were not killed. There were two F3 tornadoes that day and they followed, pretty much, the same path through Nashville.
And, Nashville has since installed tornado sirens around the city.

[user123455]

So what would be the highest and lowest risk areas for Tornado hit around the Nashville area ?

[gbone]

Originally Posted by user123455

So what would be the highest and lowest risk areas for Tornado hit around the Nashville area ?

I don't believe this information exists as I can't think of any reasons why any areas in and immediately around Nashville would be at any more or less risk for a tornado than any other areas in and immediately around Nashville.