Moving to frisco from nj (Houston, Dallas: live, airport, train)

[Vaidpreet16]

Thank you everyone. Yes, I definitely have a sigh of relief and ease of mind after reading all responses.

[EDS_]

Originally Posted by serger

246 people died in Texas

Sure but it's worth noting - and frankly that number makes part of rabbit33's point - that number includes those killed in car wrecks, falls, CO2 poisoning etc.

[serger]

Originally Posted by EDS_

Sure but it's worth noting - and frankly that number makes part of rabbit33's point - that number includes those killed in car wrecks, falls, CO2 poisoning etc.

Yes, but still. In any case it was really really bad.

[EDS_]

Originally Posted by serger

Yes, but still. In any case it was really really bad.

It was.

[elan]

I've seen two in Preston Hollow, though the first one was tiny. Rowlett was pretty bad. A friend had damage twice in DeSoto. Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Hail is much more of a concern, remember the big one that went north to south down Central, wow. Just make sure you have a garage.

[Johnhw2]

The TV weather operations here spend a fortune on great latest technology to predict these with some notice so you can take appropriate cover from these storms and indicate if a safe spot in your home is ok or if you need to be in an underground shelter for rarer category 4 or 5 tornados

[Need4Camaro]

I'll take hail and tornadoes over Earthquakes.

[TheOverdog]

I'll take hail and tornadoes over Earthquakes.

Eh. IMO earthquakes in CA are like tornadoes in TX. I spend several months a year in southern CA and have never felt any earthquakes. And people in CA talk about earthquakes that happen far from their own home as though they were personally effected by it, same as tornadoes in TX.





Hail in DFW is kind of a big deal - when it hits you might have to get your stuff repaired. In 14 years of home ownership in TX that's happened to me once. My relatives have been hit by one notable earthquake that did a tiny bit of damage in that same 14 years.



The relentless heat in TX summer is the only really notable weather phenomena in DFW that you expect to be impacted by and often.

[Leonard123]

In California, I would be much more scared of all those fires they keep having. In some very remote areas, they shut off electricity for days if the wind blows in a direction that poses a fire risk. It's a toss up as to which power grid is worse. The Texas power grid will never be able to hold up in the years to come.

I think either Texas or California is a poor choice for anyone to move from out of state who has a choice.

[Threestep2]

Originally Posted by Leonard123

In California, I would be much more scared of all those fires they keep having. In some very remote areas, they shut off electricity for days if the wind blows in a direction that poses a fire risk. It's a toss up as to which power grid is worse. The Texas power grid will never be able to hold up in the years to come.

I think either Texas or California is a poor choice for anyone to move from out of state who has a choice.

But you are still there. Why? Texas needs skilled and unskilled labor. In the DFW area using common sense generally is enough. Have some water, food, light, blankets and necessary medication and pet supplies for a couple of days. Who does not have that at home?