Tornadoes in Franklin (insurance, buying, renewal)

[Antioch]

Originally Posted by nashvols

Oh, I know. I'm not trying to understate the seriousness of storm damage...just want to lighten the mood a little so people aren't living in fear.

Well some people live in fear anyways. Like they freak out when it snows and inch...

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by Antioch

Well some people live in fear anyways. Like they freak out when it snows and inch...

Very true.

I think once people live here long enough, they become desensitized to a lot of the weather reporting, though. I'm sure if I lived in California, I would get freaked out about earthquakes or wildfires or whatnot...at least until I lived there for a little while.



BTW - it's raining cats and dogs out. I think I'm gonna go finish that ark I started last May.

[septimus]

A friend from Kansas told me this morning she doesn't worry if the temperatures are dropping as a storm comes in. If they aren't and above 70 then she worries about tornados.

[Antioch]

Originally Posted by septimus

A friend from Kansas told me this morning she doesn't worry if the temperatures are dropping as a storm comes in. If they aren't and above 70 then she worries about tornados.

Yes, that is very true. I think had this storm come through yesturday around 4 or 5 or on through the night there probally would had been a tornado or much stronger storms. The fact that it came through early with cooling air really saved us.

[12buttons]

Originally Posted by akm4

I know you're trying to reassure her, but let's be honest. I've been here 12 years less than you, and have seen major damage in Franklin alone. Remember the Mother's Day tornado?

I can think of several areas that were hit in recent years in Franklin- the apartments near Franklin High School, several homes by Liberty Elementary, and , of course, that house in Leiper's Fork.

I appreciate your intent, I do, but this woman deserves the truth. I totally agree with you, though, that the chances of being hit are very, very small.

Uhm, you have to be worried about tornados here - they can not come for 12 years and then boom, one friday afternoon one will come through your area and level some unlucky houses. One woman and her child died in that one -happened right around Easter 2 years ago. It's a very freaky deal living under the threat of tornadoes and I find most folks live in semi-denial or at least with one eye shut. I think it's a survival mechanism it that makes sense.

[12buttons]

Originally Posted by septimus

A friend from Kansas told me this morning she doesn't worry if the temperatures are dropping as a storm comes in. If they aren't and above 70 then she worries about tornados.

Yep - you get really nervous when it's balmy, overcast, and extremely still just before the storm is due. And not a branch is moving. Like everybody is holding their breath. Even the bugs.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by 12buttons

Uhm, you have to be worried about tornados here - they can not come for 12 years and then boom, one friday afternoon one will come through your area and level some unlucky houses. One woman and her child died in that one -happened right around Easter 2 years ago. It's a very freaky deal living under the threat of tornadoes and I find most folks live in semi-denial or at least with one eye shut. I think it's a survival mechanism it that makes sense.

You don't have to be worried. It's stupid to worry over things you can't control. It's best just to be prepared, and make sure you keep track of the weather when it comes. If you worry every time there's a tornado warning for your area, you're probably more likely going to die due to heart attack than you are from a tornado.

[airen123]

Originally Posted by 12buttons

Uhm, you have to be worried about tornados here - they can not come for 12 years and then boom, one friday afternoon one will come through your area and level some unlucky houses. One woman and her child died in that one -happened right around Easter 2 years ago. It's a very freaky deal living under the threat of tornadoes and I find most folks live in semi-denial or at least with one eye shut. I think it's a survival mechanism it that makes sense.

I think you're speaking of the young woman and her child who died trying to run from their house to her car during the tornado that hit Murfreesboro. Unfortunately, they had a better chance of staying put in the house.
It's very much a chance, but not one where you can live in fear every day.

[MillionaireMom]

Originally Posted by airen123

I think you're speaking of the young woman and her child who died trying to run from their house to her car during the tornado that hit Murfreesboro. Unfortunately, they had a better chance of staying put in the house.
It's very much a chance, but not one where you can live in fear every day.

How long does the tornado season last?

[airen123]

We had a warning last August, and I've heard of one as early as March, so I'm guessing March thru August...But real stormtrackers will say they can happen anytime, given the right conditions. But it is so few and far between to worry about it.