[harry chickpea]

I've already provided my views and reasons in other threads. Rather that rehash, I will just respectfully agree to disagree.

[Cliffie]

Tornadoes love flat stretches of land. That's exactly why people living in trailer courts are called "tornado bait;" those developments are always on flat land. In this case you should literally head for the hills, or -- better yet -- the mountains.

[brownbagg]

Originally Posted by southernnaturelover

I've never even heard of Falkville.

We don't get tornadoes very often down here in south Bama, and when we do they're usually weaker EF1. It's hurricanes that are the main worry down here.

I think I can only remember four in mobile county in the last 35 years, and like you said, pretty mild

[steveklein]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

Tornadoes love flat stretches of land. That's exactly why people living in trailer courts are called "tornado bait;" those developments are always on flat land. In this case you should literally head for the hills, or -- better yet -- the mountains.

Not really. While flat land is more conducive to tornadoes staying on the ground than very mountainous terrain, that's not the reason trailer parks are "tornado bait". Trailer parks are "tornado bait" because the vast majority of tornadoes are EF-0s and EF-1s which when they hit brick structures do minimal damage but can destroy mobile homes.

[Saskia Calico]

IME, Auburn is less likely to get hit than Tuscaloosa. Birmingham is not quite as likely to get hit as Tuscaloosa, but since it is on the path of Tornado Alley for tornadoes coming from Tuscaloosa, it does get hit fairly frequently. I do not know north Alabama but I do know that Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman have been hit within my memory, Cullman quite badly just a few years ago.

I don't know south Alabama either, but while it seems to get fewer tornadoes than central and north Alabama, it is VERY apt to be hit by hurricanes and their spin-off tornadoes (which even happened in Auburn one year I lived there, years ago; as well as in B'ham decades later).

While at one time I wanted to live in a mobile home in Auburn, I would NEVER live in one in B'ham or Tuscaloosa or anywhere near either of those places.

[nancyrobert2011]

Unfortunately if you are at home when a tornado come
Go to a windowless interior room on lowest level of your house. ...
Get away from the windows.
Go to the center of the room. ...
Get under a piece of sturdy furniture such as a workbench or heavy table or desk and hold on to it.
Use your arms to protect head and neck.