Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
But for some reason, the storms seem to loose some of their intensity as they get closer to the city. Maybe it's because of all the buildings and such changing the air currents - who knows.
Debbie, I got thinking about this, and then I remembered an episode of Storm Stories I had watched.

They explained that the tall buildings and heat of a city does not prevent or deter tornados. In the past downtown Salt Lake City, UT and Nashville, TN have both been hit by tornados.

A tornado can hit anywhere...but the way they described it is..

Say you were to throw a dart at a map. More than likely you'd hit a rural area than a large city. Mile for mile, the US is covered by more rural areas than large cities.

I was a baby when a tornado rumbled thru downtown Lansing.