Continuation of where to live - what is worse Hurricane or Tornado?

[_Sheffjs_]

And why.  ???

I suppose it needs to be apples to apples like a F 9 billion twister to Cat 9 billion or like 1 to 1 and so on. Your thoughts and people in Tornado spots please chime in.   

[hubcapsc]

They both suck to be in the middle of. The one that came to Seneca
last week was down the street a bit from me, though, and I got
no damage. I don't think you can say that about a hurricane... a
couple of years ago a Hurricane ravaged its way a couple of hundred
miles across South Carolina from the beach and there was no
"being across the street" from it...



-Mike

[Pete]

Both.

Hurricane experiences (2) have only been inland after they have been downgraded some.
Tornado experiences (1) direct hit, more than (1) within sight limited damage.

I think that  would rather live in Tornado country, damage while just as bad when hit direct is limited to a smaller area and may or may not involve heavy flood damage. You definitely get less warning for a Tornado but it is over quicker and the clean up can start earlier.

Hurricane vs Tornado the time of the events is dramatically different as is the size of the affected areas while the damage of a direct hit is death and destruction in either case, I guess I will stay with living in Tornado areas.

[_Sheffjs_]

Both.

Hurricane experiences (2) have only been inland after they have been downgraded some.
Tornado experiences (1) direct hit, more than (1) within sight limited damage.

I think that  would rather live in Tornado country, damage while just as bad when hit direct is limited to a smaller area and may or may not involve heavy flood damage. You definitely get less warning for a Tornado but it is over quicker and the clean up can start earlier.

Hurricane vs Tornado the time of the events is dramatically different as is the size of the affected areas while the damage of a direct hit is death and destruction in either case, I guess I will stay with living in Tornado areas.

I go with this,  as a very young boy 4ish, in New Lenox Illinois we were heading for the basement and the parents realized we were ok, looking out the front window a hefty twister crossed from right to left like a movie. Yes it did damage but the localized part is key and the aftermath being you can go get a burger is not the same as a hurricane.  I feel to live in twister prone spots, invest in a safe room.   

[Pappy!]

Being born and growing up in the keys and in Florida my whole life I moved to the center of the state for a reason!
Although not a Hell of a long way from either coast I have a lot of dry land and forest between myself and the coast. A hurricane needs good warm water to build and maintain. As soon as it hits dry land it starts losing it's strength, momentum and (sometimes) direction immediately. Been through them in the Keys, Bahamas, Miami, and here. So far this 75 mile barrier has been the best. Tornadoes are something I don't even want to think about! 

[_Sheffjs_]

Being born and growing up in the keys and in Florida my whole life I moved to the center of the state for a reason!
Although not a Hell of a long way from either coast I have a lot of dry land and forest between myself and the coast. A hurricane needs good warm water to build and maintain. As soon as it hits dry land it starts losing it's strength, momentum and (sometimes) direction immediately. Been through them in the Keys, Bahamas, Miami, and here. So far this 75 mile barrier has been the best. Tornadoes are something I don't even want to think about! 

See Mike, now this points to Colorado property. 

[sixlow]

I'd give you a great price on 2.5 acres of solid lava land !   ???

[John Schmidt]

I'm with Pappy on this. In my 53 yrs. living in Flori-duh I've been through a couple hurricanes and Rita and I were chased out of town on a couple others. That's one of the reasons I'm looking for a place in the same general area where Pappy lives. If I can either rent or buy I'm outta here, plus the weather sucks up here anyway so any move is an improvement. As for tornados, I've been near a couple...less than a mile, and probably last summer up here less than 1/4 mile. That's judging by the noise and destruction just the far side of a stand of trees where my granddaughter and I were caught in a tool shed during a rainstorm. Wind was strong enough that it actually started to lift the shed. Yes, we were scared....you can hear it but from inside you have no idea where it's coming from.

[_Sheffjs_]

Well unlike tornadoes and unlike here in Sorrysota, Bradentucky and Palmghetto choosing a spot near Quincy area one can easily dart north before the buffalo stampede makes their feeble attempt to get out of the way of a cat 9 billion and find a gas station that actually has gas on the way out. With any luck the feeder bands will chase you and spawn a nice twister where you bug out to.  Ok somewhere in the winter and Norway in summer?    


Ok point for Pappy.  

[Pappy!]

Not that you cannot get hit by a tornado anywhere.
Lord knows a decade ago there were several very close to my house here one Spring night and they tore the ever loving Hell out of Deland.
What I would dread most about living in an area that can see tornados a bit more often is the fact that they hit so damn quick and they are so violent that you may not have a chance to get back to your house and grab your sweetie or your critters before it is all over.

[Farside]

  Living in N. FL and the pan-handle I've been thru many hurricanes. The worst was IVAN But if I was in the path of a tornado it is much worse than a hurricane IMHO. Ivan lasted for 10-12 hours so constant 90-100 mph winds. It was a cat. 3 when it got to our home but was soooo big and moved so slow. Tornado's travels fast and you don't know for sure where it's going untill it's on you. Very powerful force of nature. Few tornado's in the pan-handle and more woods than people.     

[Jess from VA]

I worked many years with a buddy who lived in MD with his family in a new home.

He got the word a tornado was danger close and gathered his family.

The little girl was missing, so he tore upstairs into her room, grabbed her, and the tornado lifted his roof off, and he flew with her out into his front yard.  Neither seriously hurt other than bruises and abrasions (and a degree of mental distress); a miracle.  

So I see him at work Monday with scratches on his face and ask about it.  Let me tell you my story.....      

 

[flsix]

Having lived in SW Fl. for almost 43 years we've been through a few direct hits .....as in eye wall passing over and calm for a few minutes.....that is a spooky feeling. Even more that didn't pass directly over head.
I've never been through a tornado thankfully. Saw the effects of the one that went through Ladylake near a friends home about 10 years ago.
I guess if I had to pick the lesser of the two evils I'd take the hurricane simply because of the lead time that you have to prep or get out of Dodge.
Fire season also gives me a pucker as they too happen so fast. We have had to evacuate for one of those and a friend lost their home to one.
Nature has a way of getting your attention real quick at times.

[Valkahuna]

I’ve lived in areas with hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, and tornados. I’ve had as many tornados in Hurricane prone areas than when living in the Midwest.  To be honest , Tornados scare me the most. With Hurricane there are typically long warning periods. Now if you look at what happened in Bahamas last Hurricane season. I can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like to have a 130+ mph storm parked over your head for a day or longer. The storm surge is the worst. I feel a LOT better living in DeLand FL at 90 feet elevation than I did in Edgewater with part of my yard at 2 feet. No matter where you go there is always something. Cheer up, you could be living in a seismic environment !