If we had a tornado like this today
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I would do a lot more damage in terms of $, as there are more structures to destroy now.
However, it may cost a lot less lives. The tornado predictions and warnings are a lot better now. People are more educated too.
Yeah, somewhat related, I was hunting for any new info. on the 1925 tornado last night, on You Tube, and vids of the “Boxing Day” (Indonesia, Thailand) tsunami came up. It was pretty amazing, all over again, watching how people didn’t realize what was happening, or about to. Back in Jr. High School, already being interested in such things after having been in a tornado*, I’d read up on and even did a little paper for a science class, about tsunamis*. But, most people even in danger areas were clueless...
*I suspect that the old “Mighty Mouse” cartoon about Krakatoa and it’s tidal wave also inspired me!
From some of the accounts, even weather wise farmers got caught by surprise by the 1925 tornado. Apparently it didn’t appear to be a violent storm until it was right on top of its victims...