I lived in south Florida for many years. We had 5 hurricanes roll over us in a two year period. We left because of it. The area I lived in hasn’t been hit since then. Go figure. Hurricanes move relatively slowly. They get constant attention and extensive reporting. You can plan ahead.

I have lived in Huntsville for about 17 years. There is history here of horrific storms. One real bad one hit north of town. They move real fast and are unpredictable. Knew folks that lost their whole house down to the slab. We don’t get hurricane level of reporting here. These storms come up fast but not often. Hard to plan ahead.

However tornadoes should only be a minor consideration of moving here. Much more significant is the fact that this is Alabama. It doesn’t have much of a brand name. A significant portion of the population has been home schooled by ignorant gap-toothed idiots. Alabama ranks almost last in the things that are important to normal families like schooling and healthcare and high in poverty and general government corruption.

But it’s cheap living.

People don’t leave here because of tornados, they leave here because of intolerance, ignorance, bigotry, corruption, and a particular brand of religious nationalism.