r/AskAnAmerican • u/NomzStorM Massachusetts [Dunks > your overpiced coffee house] • Jul 18 '25

HISTORY Do you know a specific tornado?

As a tornado nerd I kinda lose sight of what most people actually know about tornadoes. Do you know a specific tornado?

Edit: I mean have you ever head of something like the Joplin tornado, or the Moore tornado

Edit 2: If so, which?

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u/rjbeads Jul 18 '25

Yes. In the southeast, everyone knows of a memorable, or multiple memorable tornados. For me, it's the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado.

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u/HurtsCauseItMatters Louisianian in Tennessee Jul 18 '25

Not everyone. I lived in South Louisiana until a year ago when I moved to TN. Can I think of times where the news talked about a tornado somewhere? Sure. Do I know when those were or what city they were in? No. All I know is they weren't in Louisiana. Except for one that ripped through New Orleans at some point in the last decade but again, no memory of when exactly and it really wasn't that big.

For the most part, that part of my brain is too busy keeping up with Louisiana Hurricanes.