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bonyponyride t1_jdm5y6t wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Tornado hits western Mississippi as storms knock out power for thousands. A town is 'gone,' resident says | CNN by A179E49GFZ68722R23

The area of the US that is prone to tornados is huge, all the way from the Rockies to the East Coast. There are a few areas that are even more prone to tornados, including Tornado Alley and Dixie Alley, but that's still a huge area. The chance of being impacted directly by a tornado is incredibly small, and most people live their entire lives without being hit by one. Of course, if you do get hit by one, it's absolutely devastating.

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icantsurf t1_jdm5u4w wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Tornado hits western Mississippi as storms knock out power for thousands. A town is 'gone,' resident says | CNN by A179E49GFZ68722R23

Basically anywhere East of the Rockies is a legitimate threat for tornados in the US. Even in the more prone areas like OKC or the so called "Dixie Alley" in the Southern US, tornados are extremely localized events. This severe event had over 6 million people in the highest level of severe danger and maybe 15k ended up being in cities directly impacted by the storm. Of all the reasons not to live in a particular area, tornados should not be a huge factor IMO.

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hiles_adam t1_jdm5lwz wrote

Reply to comment by A_Song_of_Two_Humans in Muslim population in Spain increased 10 times in last 30 years by madrid987

Whilst I agree with you that their comparison is in bad faith I would also argue yours is too.

Most western countries these days are hardly theocratic like the Muslim led ones currently are.

That being said the Christian equivalent would be the Vatican City, but even then there are some massive differences such as the absolute monarch being elected and their position not inherited.

But I do agree that the things happening in supposed Christian states are not the same or equal as those happening in Muslim states.

Although I would be curious to see an alternate history to see if its simply the difference in religions causing this or because of the technological, democratic and educational revolutions that happened in Europe which has seen the decline in religious thought and power throughout the regions.

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KP_Wrath t1_jdm5dlx wrote

Reply to comment by katarina-stratford in Tornado hits western Mississippi as storms knock out power for thousands. A town is 'gone,' resident says | CNN by A179E49GFZ68722R23

There’s warning in the sense that “it can happen.” There was a moderate issued with a significant severe chance. For a tornado, that means there’s a 15% chance of a tornado within 25 miles of a given point, and a 10% chance (or more) that the tornado will be EF2 or higher (strong to intense). For an area that big, there were almost certainly going to be tornadoes, including 1 or 2 significant tornadoes. Question then becomes where do they happen? In this case, they fit pretty neatly in the moderate area aside from whatever shakes out of Florence, AL. That was the enhanced area. As others have said, not everyone has access to a shelter. In my case, I watched a movie while it did whatever it was going to do.

Tl;Dr: there’s warning in the sense of “it’s going to happen somewhere and it’s probably going to be strong or intense in an area or two. There is no “it’s going to happen HERE; it’s going to be THIS INTENSE.”

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hananobira t1_jdm507x wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Tornado hits western Mississippi as storms knock out power for thousands. A town is 'gone,' resident says | CNN by A179E49GFZ68722R23

Move west - earthquakes and fires, expensive

Move north - blizzards, also freezing my toes off eight months of the year

Move east - hurricanes, expensive

Move south - Mexico

Hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires damage everything across a wide area, but tornadoes are so slender that the odds of one hitting me personally are pretty low. I’m safer where I am.

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KP_Wrath t1_jdm4nb3 wrote

Reply to comment by ApostropheD in Tornado hits western Mississippi as storms knock out power for thousands. A town is 'gone,' resident says | CNN by A179E49GFZ68722R23

Yup. Tornadoes are formed due to atmospheric rotation where high and low pressure meet. Daytime heating has an impact on intensity. I’m north of where the tornadoes hit. An early round of storms got us from 80 to 59. Had lightening, had 50-70 mph gusts. Took out a few business signs. But it probably saved us from any truly terrible damage.

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Bit-Random t1_jdm4kfr wrote

Reply to comment by gnark in Muslim population in Spain increased 10 times in last 30 years by madrid987

No, no comparison at all.

First of all, we should differentiate between the state and individuals within the state. Spain doesn’t prosecute and oppress women, minorities and LGBT. They are all equal in the eyes of the law. Abortions are legal. I seem to recall Spain’s public healthcare even pays for the cost of gender reassignment surgery and/or hormonal treatment (I’m not sure of the details, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong here).

Individuals? Spain has racists, homophobes and xenophobia, yes. This is mostly from the older generation. This exists in many other countries in Europe as well.

In comparison, many Muslim countries do prosecute and oppress women, minorities and LGBT. Many have different laws applying to those populations. Even in the Ottoman Empire, which the commenter above presents as diverse and tolerant, non-Muslims had to pay a special tax, for instance. And then of course, it goes all the way to the violent authoritarian end of the spectrum, where LGBT are locked up and killed, where women who have sex out of wedlock are ostracized and killed, and so on.

TLDR, all countries have racist and intolerant people, but “Christian” countries (if there’s even such a thing) don’t prosecute and oppress women, minorities and LGBT.

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icantsurf t1_jdm4edb wrote

Reply to comment by katarina-stratford in Tornado hits western Mississippi as storms knock out power for thousands. A town is 'gone,' resident says | CNN by A179E49GFZ68722R23

This one had plenty of warning for anyone who was seeking it, making the warning actually heard is the hard part. The storm tracked close to 100 miles with a powerful tornado down for most of that time. One issue with this area is that it resides in a radar hole. Weather radars are tilted very slightly to clear obstacles so the further away you are from the site, the higher and less accurate the radar returns are. A historic tornado formed in an area that meteorologists can't see well.

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