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Why is lightning so big of a deal? The odds of getting struck by lightning are like as high as winning the lottery. Even if you were one of the (un)lucky ones, most who are struck by lightning live to tell about it.
Thanks everybody for your answers.
I live in Columbus, OH. Two weeks ago the lightning struck the car that was parked in front of mine. That car burnt completely! And today tornado was over the building where I work! That's enough for me!
Any other suggestions where I can move?
Denver only has about 567,000 people and its historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.
Consider Chicago. We do have lightning (doesn't everywhere) but tornados are rare in the city. It's always the far away suburbs that get hit. Tornados need space and generally don't thrive in cities with many high buildings like Chicago. We have no earthquakes, no mud slides, no brush fires, no hurricanes and best of all, one of the nation's best natural sources of water...Lake Michigan. Water is plentiful and cheap. You can water your lawn as much as you want, the water system is awesome and the water is very clean. I would be wary of CA or AZ due to the water fights going on within those state. Water is going to be a more valuable commodity in the not so far future and we have a huge supply here. We have all 4 seasons and it does get cold in winter, but we rarely have severe snow. City services are so good at handling snow that it's plowed immediately. I've lived here for over 40 years and have never been even close to being a victim or a tornado. And unless you live along a river, flooding is close to non existant.
A tornado was recently (I think it was August 6) in both Brooklyn and Queens, causing a lot of property damage. Also, high winds causing damage are not unheard of in both Long Island and Rockland County, NY.
Phoenix or Denver would probably be your best bet. All cities on lying directly on the West Coast are at risk for earthquakes. All the major cities in America's core are at serious risk for tornadoes. All major cities on the Gulf and Atlantic coast are at serious risk of hurricanes. Another that comes to mind is San Antonio but idk if it has tornado problems or not.
Do you know american metro area with following criteria:
population over 2 million,
no lightning storms,
no tornadoes,
no hurricanes,
no earthquakes.
Any suggestions?
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Denver Baby!
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Denver doese not have some of the highest lightning strikes in the nation even though we do get them, so does everywhere else in the world, and I think you made that up about tornados, the front rage has a very small risk due to the mountains also how can you say Denver is "OFF THE WALL" and you said Phoenix witch has the same chance of lightning, and a higher chance of tornados?
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I heard Colorado has the second most lightning strikes behind Florida...
Denver has a lot of lightning. There is a thunderstorm with lightning many a summer evening. I believe the quote about Colorado having the second most lightning strikes after Florida is true. There are probably fewer lightning deaths b/c there are fewer people here.
The Weather Channel ran a what-if story on a supercell tornado hitting Chicago. They claim "it's a matter of when."
Michigan and Wisconsin have the fewest natural disasters, 1980-2004, per the NOAA. The Carolinas are a high-risk area.
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