America's Safest Weather Cities

weather.com ^ | Aug 9, 2012, 5:44 AM EDT | Jon Erdman

[re_nortex]

Virtually no location in the U.S. is 100% safe from dangerous weather.

According to the National Weather Service, the combination of flooding, lightning, tornadoes, tropical cyclones, snow/ice storms, extreme heat, extreme cold, high winds, and rip currents claims almost 600 lives each year in the U.S., on average. Of course, catastrophic events in any year (Hurricane Katrina, spring 2011 tornadoes) can skew the averages.

However, there are locations in the U.S. where the weather is generally "safer."

[jessduntno]

“Shows you what I know of Maine! LOL”

Pretty wild country still.

[jessduntno]

Bread Pudding? With raisins?

[PA Engineer]

“Land of Orange Barrels”

True. That is one of the natural hazards. I like the ability to be completely gone from sprawl within an hour. I don't think there is any other city that can lay claim to that. In one hour you are in wilderness. That is how we commute. LOL. I rescued a 6 foot blacksnake from my garage today. I kept hearing the blinds moving. Today, there was this long black line to the window. Poor thing. Moved it to the woods.



Wife kind of freaked. That is a snow blower.

That is Pittsburgh and the Western PA area. You can get out of the race in less than hour and there is little in the weather that is a threat. Most of the wildlife are not a threat. I said most. This "cat" that everyone says does not exist has disappeared most of the dear and left non-existent cat tracks on my land. Go figure.

I have lived many places and this has to be one of the safest.

[mylife]

I never holed up in the house up there because it was to cold.

I have been holed up here for months because it is 100+
Honestly
But that’s one mans opinion of weather.

[PA Engineer]

...as one who knows just how important that trailing 'h' is!

and by an act of congress yet! ;-)

[mylife]

I love the Laurel Highlands and Ohiopyle

[Nik Naym]

“An average 115 inches of snow per year in Rochester NY doesn’t count as hazard?”

Nope.

It’s inconvenient.

It sucks to spend so much time following the snow blower up and down the driveway.

But it won’t kill you or blow your house away or drown you.

[re_nortex]

I am adjusting after 20 years.

Only 20 years here? At long last I can finally call you a N00B! :-)

Seriesly, the number of expats from region now here in Texas is remarkable. As you rightly pointed out, the unions killed the whole tri-state industrial economy. There was a time decades ago when Texans moved to the Pittsburgh district because of the job opportunities. As recently as the 50's, the 'Burgh was second only to New York for the number of corporate headquarters (USS, Gulf, Kopppers, Westinghouse, PPG, Alcoa, Mellon Bank and many others). Big labor and the Democrat Machine (starting with Mayor Lawrence) regulated free enterprise out of existence.

[ThomasThomas]

Tidal waves are not commonly related to weather.

Sunburns are the greatest health risk in San Diego. The weather is so perfect you stay out to long. Except for June.

[mylife]

I am a noob, and It has taken me 20 years to finally feel it, but I love Texas too.

[mylife]

The June Gloom

[PA Engineer]

Great hiking and white water! The weather is strange here in the hills. I guess some people would call them mountains. The rain and snow are different just within five miles. Western PA is one of the most interesting places. I had to come back just like almost everyone else.

[null and void]

My son was 16 before he experienced his first thunder storm...

[mylife]

It is outstanding! I love winter hiking and I love whitewater

[PA Engineer]

Seriesly, the number of expats from region now here in Texas is remarkable. As you rightly pointed out, the unions killed the whole tri-state industrial economy. There was a time decades ago when Texans moved to the Pittsburgh district because of the job opportunities. As recently as the 50's, the 'Burgh was second only to New York for the number of corporate headquarters (USS, Gulf, Kopppers, Westinghouse, PPG, Alcoa, Mellon Bank and many others). Big labor and the Democrat Machine (starting with Mayor Lawrence) regulated free enterprise out of existence.

Sad, but true. We are fighting our battles now over Marcella. Utica is also viable here west of the city. I think we are winning.

[namvolunteer]

I had Roanoke on my list!
Weird, four of the eight are on Canadian border and San Diego is on the Mexican border.

[BIGLOOK]

Last time I looked, the weather was ok.....but that means little on the windward side of the island.

[ThomasThomas]

I have found that there are many WeatherSTONEs that work. But several of these also seem to think that a eartquake is weather related.

[Grams A]

108 degrees felt pretty good. :-)”

My sentiments exactly. Lived in Kansas City most of my life. In the late-1970’s I west to Houston on business over the Christmas holidays. Flowers blooming outside everywhere. Returned to KC to 8 inches of snow and a wind chill which never got above 12 below zero the entire month of January. Packed up and moved to Texas. If I feel like I need my “snow fix”, a few days in Colorado quickly takes care of that.

[Myrddin]

I’ve experienced some really awful storms in San Diego since 1960. Heavy rain that washes mobile homes 30 miles to the ocean. Huge fires that wipe out tens of thousands of acres. High winds that topple trees with ease after days of rain. Mudslides. It’s a real paradise.