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Tornado Expert Ranks Top Tornado Cities
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:21 pm
by StormingB81
Tornado Expert Ranks Top Tornado Cities
Thought this would be an interesting read for some.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:22 pm
by StormingB81
Re: Tornado Expert Ranks Top Tornado Cities
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:29 pm
by jasons2k
Wow, that is quite interesting indeed.
Something to remember is that most of the tornadoes in Florida & the Gulf Coast are EF0 or EF1 as opposed to the more violent ones on the plains and other locations.
Re: Tornado Expert Ranks Top Tornado Cities
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:37 am
by Florida1118
jasons wrote:Wow, that is quite interesting indeed.
Something to remember is that most of the tornadoes in Florida & the Gulf Coast are EF0 or EF1 as opposed to the more violent ones on the plains and other locations.
Ya, EF2 is also somewhat common. I'm guessing that's why tornado sirens aren't here in Florida because we don't get very violent tornadoes, although when we do it tends to be a disaster. From 1950-1995, Florida Tornado Statistics-
Number-2104
Deaths-85
Injuries2631
Cost-$504,000,000
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:09 am
by WeatherGuesser
Sorry, but I don't consider TWC to be a factual source since NBC took over. Even Lyons himself has been commercialized. He would do well to leave there and go to a credible employer.
Re: Tornado Expert Ranks Top Tornado Cities
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:34 pm
by Florida1118
WeatherGuesser wrote:Sorry, but I don't consider TWC to be a factual source since NBC took over. Even Lyons himself has been commercialized. He would do well to leave there and go to a credible employer.
Lyons hasnt been on TWC for a while. Sorry but I find the man (Dr.Forbes) who helped create the Fujita scale a credible source for making a list of tornado cities.
Re: Tornado Expert Ranks Top Tornado Cities
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:50 am
by wxman57
Florida1118 wrote:WeatherGuesser wrote:Sorry, but I don't consider TWC to be a factual source since NBC took over. Even Lyons himself has been commercialized. He would do well to leave there and go to a credible employer.
Lyons hasnt been on TWC for a while. Sorry but I find the man (Dr.Forbes) who helped create the Fujita scale a credible source for making a list of tornado cities.
Yes, Steve Lyons left TWC to be Meteorologist in Charge at the NWS office in San Angelo, TX over a year ago.
I don't think WeatherGuesser is doubting the statistics, just stating the fact that Gulf Coast tornadoes are typically quite weak and short-lived. Waterspouts count in the statistics, too.