Tornados

[caligirl]

I am not from Kansas and I am wondering about the Tornados. Has this been a deterant from moving to this particular state because of the tornados. I live in California were there are earthquakes. I know that they are not the same but they can both cause devestation.

[medako]

I've lived in "tornado alley" all my life and have only seen a handful of tornados. I would hope that they wouldn't be too big of a turn off for someone contemplating the area. Just like any where, Mother Nature can and will devestate in one way or another.

[ozzie]

I have lived in "tornado alley" too for many years. We've had a lot of tornado warnings and a few tornadoes that hit very close to our home in Missouri. However, when I lived in Georgia, our home was hit by a tornado and a huge tree in our yard was uprooted. I guess there can be tornadoes in a lot of places so I wouldn't worry about Kansas too much.

[medako]

ozzie - kinda off topic, but were you guys hit with the big ice storm a couple of weeks ago?

We just missed the worst of it, but my sister's boyfriend's family got hit pretty hard in the Springfield area.

[caligirl]

I heard about the big ice storm. I have never experienced one before. I am sure that they can be just as scary as any type of weather that mother nature throws on us.

[medako]

The ice storm was pretty severe. Hundreds of thousands without power for over a week, trees snaped in half, and I just can't imagine the amount of water lines that burst.

[caligirl]

Wow. I don't think I could handle the not having power for a week. I have a professor that was MIA for about 3 days until he could get his generator up and going. It is really scary to think that so many things could go wrong and not have power, heat or food.