Some of them were last seen headed to Oklahoma, which has more tornadoes per square mile than anyplace in the country, averaged over the cycle. I think they'd take offense to being called Yankees. I was stationed there when I was in the Air Force, they served Grits in the cafeteria. :) I also worked there for about 9 months in 2002 on loan to the company's office serving Tinker AFB, the same base I'd been stationed at. I was also up there on a short work visit to Tinker in '99 , right after a Big One cut a wide swath across the south side of the city and metro area. You could see the path from the airplane, from several miles away. It cut the corner of the base, and just missed our office there. Trees not 50 feet from the building had their tops taken off, then the tornado skipped across I-40 and took the top off of the hotel we'd planned to stay in. :) Then it just missed an elementary school.
The first year I was there we had our last tornado WARNING (not watch) after Thanksgiving. The first of the next year was late January. :)
They are very used to tornadoes.
And they can have them.
Down here in central Texas, near Jarrel, there is a very unique rest stop on I-35. There are the usual bathrooms and covered tables outside, but they are tornado shelters as well. Very sturdy concrete buildings. A result of a big nasty tornado which nearly wiped out Jarrel. Unusual down here.
For the record, I wish no destruction on my FRiends north of Texas’ border. Oklahoma (where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain) is home to many a good Conservative and we pray for our Oklahomans’ weathering this storm — across the board (Conservative and liberal alike).
I am just glad my wife isn’t in harm’s way anymore.
That may be mean of me, but it is how I honestly feel.