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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Oklahoma 🙃rates go up each year due to tornados, at least that's what they say. Even though i live in a heavily populated area that'll never get hit.

I had to put a new roof on cause of softball sized hail caused by the infamous may 2013 storm that damn near leveled Moore Oklahoma. But other than that, no storm damage ever

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I live near the coast where we never get tornadoes because the weather is moderated by the water or something, but now we’re getting a couple tornado watches every season - they’re coming

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Have you shopped other companies for rates? I switched earlier this year and cut my insurance costs by more than half! Was fucking ridiculous how it just kept climbing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

That's what the people living in Dallas said. Then a tornado hit the middle of a dense neighborhood.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Even though i live in a heavily populated area that'll never get hit.

I don't think tornadoes care.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In Arkansas we got a tornado in town. It was a huge wakeup call since people always think it won't hit where they are.

There are multiple businesses that I personally used that got wiped out by the tornado.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I feel like Joplin proved that all wrong too.

Was the idea that tall buildings might break up wind shear that would feed the tornado?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I think so. When i lived in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains, common wisom was that we didn't have to worry about tornados because of all the hills, which is basically the same idea. Then we had one touch down anyway. I think tornadoes just don't care anymore, almost like they're more energetic for some reason... like the climate has changed somehow...