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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remind her that:

1. In places like DC, tornadoes are incredibly rare. They almost never happen and, chances are, we will not see any.

2. In many other places, tornadoes are common and people who are used to them don't necessarily think about that all that much. Some people, in places like Missouri and Oklahoma, even get in their cars and chase them because they are cool to look at! 
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#2, while true, doesn’t mean it’s advisable.  Please don’t tell your daughter about people jumping in cars to chase tornadoes.   Lots of people do stupid things everywhere, because they think it’s cool.  Most people who live where tornadoes are common have more sense.  The fact is that a cloud can spawn more than one tornado, so while you think you’re safely chasing one tornado, another may suddenly drop without warning where you are.  [/quote]

I think you're missing the point. The idea here is that lots of people who are used to tornadoes don't consider them particularly scary. I don't anyone needs to worry about anyone chasing tornadoes in DC because 1. we get about 1 tornado every 25 years and 2. with our traffic, no one can chase anything. [/quote]

Well, I guess we’re talking past each other, because I think you’re missing the point.

I get the idea that lots of people who are used to tornados don’t consider them particularly scary - I’m one of them.  I get the idea that some people chase tornadoes in their cars because they’re cool to look at.  My father and I were already in the car on the way home when we spotted a tornado and he decided to drive towards it a while before he pulled over and got out for a better view, because he thought it was “cool to look at”.  I finally had to threaten to tell mother that he had kept me out in the open with no shelter anywhere around before he took me back into town.  He may not have been scared of tornadoes, but he had sense enough to be respectful of a mad mama.

The fact that tornados are rare here and traffic congestion makes chasing anything difficult is beside the point.  She may not always live here, and traffic isn’t always an issue.  Hypothetically, a person might be able to watch a “cool” tornado from their front yard, but that doesn’t mean they should.

The point is that you don’t need to fear tornados (or other dangers) when you respect them and take sensible precautions.  On the other hand, people who are reckless and engage in risky behavior because they think it’s cool, can be a danger to themselves and those around them, whether or not tornadoes are involved.

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