Love the weather

by Bobby Pine
(Knoxville,TN,USA)

Tornados have been becoming more of a problem for the entire southern US and the north border over to the north east. Hurricane Katrina reached all the way to Tennessee we had 60-80 mph winds and it did some damage as well.

I love all weather but I'm more into snow and cold and the first chance I get to move to a cold snowy climate, I'll be there ready. I come from New York and left when I was 16 and missed out on all the snow while living down here in Tennessee.

We never get that big snow here; it some how always misses us or we stay on the warmer side of the storm and it rains with the back end turning into a quick small snow of 1/4"-1". But some how Atlanta Georgia and all surrounding areas get all snow it's weird how the plateau to the west and the Appalachians to the east really give us the crap end of the storms.

We have been getting more and more torandoes the past 5 years and the spring/summer and fall are becoming more friegthening when severe weather comes through. I've personally seen 2 tornados myself more than what I seen when I lived in Oklahoma for 4 years. I think because of the information age is just bringing us closer to each others problems and it's making it look like the weather is out of control while it's just every year normal conditions.

While the climate warms because of the pollution the storms will become worse and we will exceed previous storm totals. Exciting for people like me who are all about mother earth and her weather. Sunny days suck, I get cabin fever in the summer and can't wait 'til winter. It's hot in east Tennessee for 6-8 months of the year and mild the rest leaving about 2 weeks of winter.

Barry's Response - A lot of Canadians would envy you, Bobby.