Saturday, March 3, 2012

A Tornado Magnet?


Harvest, Alabama has been devastated by tornadoes twice in just the past year. The small town was destroyed by series of tornadoes in 1974, then again in 1994, and again last April. The town was still recovering from April’s damage when it was racked by another tornado on Friday, March 2nd. The town is situated in the so-called “Dixie Alley”, an area throughout several southern states where warm-air moisture from the Gulf of Mexico mixes with cold air coming down from Canada, which is thought to create conditions well suited for tornadoes. Much of the town is in shambles, and many residents are having a hard time with the thought of rebuilding again, with the very real possibility of the destruction happening again soon. Some residents are thinking of leaving the town for somewhere safer.

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