There are some extreme factual inaccuracies in this article that I'll be correcting shortly.
""Tornadoes always seem to hit trailer parks.""
In fiction, yes, in Real Life trailer parks have no higher probability of being hit by a tornado then any other location in a given region.
""In Real Life, this is due to the tendency of tornadoes to away from over city centers due to heat currents""
This is entirely false. The reason city centers are not frequently hit with tornadoes is because they're relatively small targets, and actually, city centers can and have been hit by even large, destructive tornadoes. The bit about the heat currents is 100% wrong. The legend that lakes, rivers, or even mountains prevent tornadoes is also false, and frequently deadly. A tornado will form wherever the conditions are right.
There are other problems, but these are the biggest.
There are some extreme factual inaccuracies in this article that I'll be correcting shortly.
""Tornadoes always seem to hit trailer parks.""
In fiction, yes, in Real Life trailer parks have no higher probability of being hit by a tornado then any other location in a given region.
""In Real Life, this is due to the tendency of tornadoes to away from over city centers due to heat currents""
This is entirely false. The reason city centers are not frequently hit with tornadoes is because they're relatively small targets, and actually, city centers can and have been hit by even large, destructive tornadoes. The bit about the heat currents is 100% wrong. The legend that lakes, rivers, or even mountains prevent tornadoes is also false, and frequently deadly. A tornado will form wherever the conditions are right.
There are other problems, but these are the biggest.
Information / sources http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornadoguide.html
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safety.html
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