Why is it that it seems like tornados never hit major cities (even in south and Midwest) seems like it’s always small towns. Even if they do spawn in major cities they seem to avoid any major areas. I Don’t seem to hear of massive cities getting leveled by tornados. (Atleast in my area)
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OKC gets hit [fairly regularly](https://www.weather.gov/oun/tornadodata-okc).
Downtown Atlanta was hit pretty hard [in 2008](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Atlanta_tornado_outbreak).
Nashville had a bad one [in 2020](https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/at-least-22-killed-by-overnight-tornadoes-in-middle-tennessee)
But most tornadoes don’t hit major cities because 1) there aren’t many major cities in the areas of the country most prone to tornadoes and 2) major cities are a very small percentage of land area compared to rural areas, which means even if tornadoes were evenly distributed across the country, a majority of them would still miss major cities just based on percentages.
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