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I'm from Wisconsin, and I've never seen a tornado, and there hasn't been one near my hometown since I've been alive, I believe. Since we're so far north, they're not very common. I don't think I'd ever live in the real tornado alley because they seem to be much more common, but the chances of getting hit with one are still pretty slim, I bet.
 
And FWIW....

I've lived in the midwest for most of my life (Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska). I've had a few close calls but so far been very lucky in regards to tornados.
 
Originally posted by: God On Alcohol
Why do you live in Tornado Alley?
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suberb of minneapolis here

because i like to live dangerously

with hurricanes you ahve a few weeks warning

earthquakes- you only need to be out side in an open place or for minor ones near a door way

but with tornados, you get 5 seconds to save your own life... what a rush!
 
Originally posted by: shortylickens
The last tornado to actually hit Minnesota was in either 1909 or 1919. Ever since then we seem to avoid the destruction somehow.
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I'm calling you out BIG TIME on that one. You obviously just completely pulled this out of your butt. Have you lived under a box or never watch the news?

Here's the one I was talking about in my hometown (actually 40 years ago, not 30). The western path of the tornado in the map goes directly over our house.
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There was also a huge one in Saint Peter around 1998 that leveled a small town near it (can't remember the name).

Here's a list of all tornadoes in Minnesota up through 1995.
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Originally posted by: shortylickens
The last tornado to actually hit Minnesota was in either 1909 or 1919. Ever since then we seem to avoid the destruction somehow.

And I understand things are so much better is Boston, what with all the drunken micks beating their wives constantly. But as I don?t intend to have a dysfunctional home life, I see no benefit for my family.
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wrong, my dads house was taken by an F5 back in the 60's, it leveled the entire neighborhood and spared nothing
 
Originally posted by: saltedeggman
Originally posted by: Juice Box
From the south burbs of Chi-Town....going to U of Illinois now in Champaign
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another U of I ATOTer here 😛

I am in Champaign as well, I haven't seen one here, but I have heard the tornado sirens a few times...
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another Chambana dweller here.................God I can't wait to leave 🙁
 
Eh.... because I can't think of any other place in the nation that comes close to the positives of this area? Yes, we do have extreme weather swings... but since I don't really walk from place-to-place, that's OK with me... the buildings and vehicles are designed to handle that. It's relatively cool here in Ohio most of the year. That's a big positive... I like coolness. 40s-50s are awesome. And you can't beat the snow and ice. It's awesome. 😀 Even though there were millions of people in this area cursing mother nature, I was happy! 😉

Yeah, we have the occasional tornado... big deal. I'd take that over an earthquake or hurricane ANY day. We've had more than one tornado hit our farms... but it hasn't caused a significant amount of damage. Maybe a few thousand in the last hundred years or so. And we're aren't unique... it's the same way everywhere around here.

The only thing I don't like about the weather here is the rain... but I'm told that it's horribly worse just about everywhere else, so I don't complain too loudly about that.
 
i have lived in nebraska and i have seen tornadoes all over the place.

never got my home though... *knocks on wood*

winter storm warning for us tonight!
 
I know of no one who has lost anything to a tornado. Odd's are pretty slim. Ask how many people along the gulf coast know somebody who has lost everything to a hurricane.

 
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