That's 10 near misses in 50+ years. I have heard it called Dixie Alley.

Posted by Storm shelters across the nation would be great but never a priority. lissa on Thu, Dec 16 2021 at 10:50 AM CST:

In Reply to: Surprised I didn't hear more about real tornado shelters in the area then. posted by Sounds like you have your own tornado alley nowadays. nm on Wed, Dec 15 2021 at 06:12 PM CST:

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Well, a chance of being blown to kingdom come once every 5 years would have me putting in something better than a bathroom. To each her own I guess. nm Thu, Dec 16 2021 at 02:45 PM CST (4)
- It sounded like you meant a huge shelter for the whole town. An (sm) nm Fri, Dec 17 2021 at 10:30 AM CST (3)
  - Home storm shelters cost $5K and up, not something most small town citizens can afford. Community shelters could go a long way to save lives. Fri, Dec 17 2021 at 11:24 AM CST (2)
    - I guess it's a question of loss benefit analysis. Safe rooms/shelters are not uncommon in small towns in the original hurricane alley. nm Fri, Dec 17 2021 at 09:33 PM CST (1)
      - I think there are some community ones as well, in malls/shopping areas? I'm not sure. Tornados give me the heebie jeebies. Living somewhere sm Fri, Dec 17 2021 at 09:36 PM CST (0)