Tornado

My quest for more information goes running off in the weeds again, and tonight I’ve gotten an itch for more information about tornados.

I’ve lived in Alabama all my life, so tornados are something that I’ve come to accept. For some reason, a random trivium bubbled up into consciousness tonight that North America experiences something like 80% of the world’s tornados. For you Alabama readers, think about that: there are people who’ve never had to duck and cover in school, who’ve never sat in basements wondering if their houses are ok, who’ve never had to wait through obnoxious tornado drills. Of course, I suppose the same could be said about Alabamians and not worrying about air raids.

Interestingly enough, last year a Huntsville-based company, EAI, introduced aseismic tornado detector. Also on their site is a nice map that shows tornado probability for Alabama [note that Huntsville is Bright Red, eek!], and a screenshot of their tornado-tracking software that shows recent tornado tracks and touchdowns.