B&B Happy Goats....journal

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

You might find this interesting http://www.usa.com/rank/us--tornado-index--state-rank.htm

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

And maybe this one: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/03/28/states-with-the-most-tornadoes-3/7/ Tennessee is ranked 21st, Florida is ranked 4th, Texas is ranked 1st. This ranking is by state without regard to how big it is. If the states were ranked by # of tornadoes / square mile, then #1 would be Oklahoma.

 

[Mike CHS]

Do you get many tornato 's in middle Tn ?

We had one touch down two years ago at our place. It seems there is a line that runs from northwest of Nashville to just south of Nashville that does have tornadoes occasionally.

 

[CntryBoy777]

The topography of the area aids in lessening the severity of the more powerful F3, F4, and F5 long lived tornados in that area....Nashville sits in the "central basin" and the mountains begin in Alabama around Birmingham....what causes the tornados is the meeting of warm or hot air with cold air, the elevation changes disrupt the storms and usually cooler air is located in higher elevations, so much less likely for a monster to go thru that way.....any area can be suseptible to the F0, F1, or F2 as they form and die out quickly, but if it hits your house and destroys it how long it is on the ground or the rating of it doesn't really matter......

 

[Bruce]

47. Vermont
> Total unique tornadoes (1950 – August 2018): 45
> Total damage since 1996: $1.3 million
> Total fatalities since 1950: Not available
> Most destructive tornado on record: $630,000, on Sunday, May 31, 1998

Wonder where that one hit. We never hear about tornadoes.

Ok great ......Mel , Missy, Sophie Leon and I will all be at your place for a white Christmas together

Of course DD1 will be home at Christmas. Don't forget your snow tires, or a harness for the dogs to pull the truck if you get stuck.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Ya could always get'em on the way up there....when ya get up Virginnie way ya should start seeing some.....

 

[farmerjan]

Yeah, we have some snow tires, snow shovels and sometimes even chains...... but then you could find a place in the Va, Tn, NC area to just plop down and get 4 seasons and stay....... We get about 18-24 " average snow a year...... but have had as much as 3+ FEET and as little as as a dusting in past years. I am right near the mountains so get more than the eastern part of the state that runs 10 degrees warmer and much less snow.....east of the Blue Ridge Mtns. Parts of NC are pretty, and less snow although the mountains do get some. @Mike CHS mentioned going to the feed store in Alabama, so is nearer to the southern border of TN..... might give you a little relief from the Fl heat and such, and still have some of the 4 seasons.

 

[Mike CHS]

We don't know a lot about much of the rest of the state but we would be pleased to offer you a base to look for something that might make you happy if you might think that would help. We looked for over two years from the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama and wound up looking at Tennessee.

 

[Mike CHS]

I lived in Pensacola for close to 20 years a couple of years at a time. I loved it but there was no way I would retire there. We have some terribly humid temps but it does not last long.

 

[AmberLops]

Have you looked for homes on Zillow? It's pretty helpful
I don't recommend using craigslist when looking for houses...The house I planned on moving into when I got here turned out to be a scam and I had to stay at a motel for almost 2 weeks before I found a place