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[deleted] t1_jdm0tnk wrote

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shady_ostrich t1_jdm1o73 wrote

Sure, you can move anywhere if you have the money. Mississippi is one of the poorest states, not just in finances, but education, etc. So picking up and moving elsewhere isn't so easy. Generational poverty is hard to climb out of.

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supboy1 t1_jdm51q1 wrote

It is hard, I joined the military to get myself out but I also know there are numerous applicants that are physically fit but could not pass the medical screening.

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sunsetcrasher t1_jdm64at wrote

My dad also joined the military to get out of poverty in Mississippi. His brothers didn’t and a couple still live in a sharecropper’s shack on the family property, the rest in trailers. They have no money to move.

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hananobira t1_jdm507x wrote

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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syzygialchaos t1_jdm94aa wrote

Tornados can hit anywhere. One hit near Los Angeles this week. You can’t escape Mother Nature, she’s everywhere.

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bonyponyride t1_jdm5y6t wrote

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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weedful_things t1_jdm9v82 wrote

Why do people live in California where there might be an earthquake or why do they live in norther states where you might die in a snowstorm? Fun fact: more people die from winter weather reasons than die from tornados. I guess my point is that you have to live somewhere.

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icantsurf t1_jdm5u4w wrote

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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weedful_things t1_jdma27o wrote

Didn't a tornado occur in California just in the past couple weeks?

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icantsurf t1_jdmakpc wrote

Yeah, I think it was an EF1. Good reminder that tornados can happen anywhere.

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polkjamespolk t1_jdm3w4a wrote

You can move wherever you want. Tornados still aren't frequent enough to make that a priority in most people's minds. I have family in Oklahoma. There are tornadic storms every year, but none have affected any of them directly.

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Rikula t1_jdmfjwx wrote

Why do people live in hurricane or fire prone areas? Every part of the US gets impacted by bad weather at some point.

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