Florida and the Southeast more vulnerable to tornadoes than the Midwest

A recent study published by the Southeast Climate Center shows that the Southeast is more vulnerable to killer twisters than other parts of the country.  Florida leads the country in deaths per mile of tornado track, followed by Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio and Alabama.  Head author Charles Konrad II explains that is because Florida and the Southeast lead the nation in risk factors, including mobile homes and the elderly and the poor.  For more on this study, click here for a story published in the Gainesville FL Sun.