[harry chickpea]

I was looking at the radar last night, trying to suss out the various possibilities, and came across something that made me stop and wonder. The track of tornadoes starting at around the Tennessee River by Decatur and heading towards Tanner and Huntsville is well documented. What I saw last night that gave me pause was a distinct signature of the warm moist air from the Brown's Ferry Nuke plant. I got to wondering if that, plus the heat from the city of Decatur were enough to start eddies in an unstable front, and encourage development of tornadic rotation.

Checking it out as a possibility could be a great thesis paper for a grad student.

[efiona257]

The tornado was terrible, and I was lucky to survive.

[k7baixo]

Originally Posted by efiona257

The tornado was terrible, and I was lucky to survive.

Where are you located?

[Southlander]

Tornados definitely follow the same or very close by paths over and over. One of the things I've looked at when looking for a new house, or a place for a new house, is if there have ever been any tornadoes that touch down in that area. If so, I'd avoid that area.

[k7baixo]

Originally Posted by Southlander

Tornados definitely follow the same or very close by paths over and over. One of the things I've looked at when looking for a new house, or a place for a new house, is if there have ever been any tornadoes that touch down in that area. If so, I'd avoid that area.

Here’s a good mapping tool that shows every tornado event since 1950.

https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/cntytorn.htm#

The location where we are building only shows close calls since 1950. Either that means the area isn’t prone to tornadoes or, it’s about due. “You pays your money, you takes your chances.”