If you live in Tornado Alley, blame yourself. Ron Paul says no emergency financial aid to those

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98. You are propagating a myth.

Intense, home-destroying tornadoes are not affected by topography. North Alabama has quite a few mountains, and they get hit just as hard as any river valley. A tornado is a miles-high phenomenon, and a little bumpiness down at the bottom caused by terrain doesn't affect it.

"If you move into a tornado area, and don't build for it, yes, it is YOUR FAULT."
The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa last year was known about for at least 30 minutes, affected 5,000 buildings, and killed more than 50 people. If you'd seen it in person you would think it a miracle that so few were killed. The warning system saved hundreds of lives. Many of the dead were unable to take shelter because there was none immediately available. Tornado shelters and sturdy homes cost money that many people don't have. It's not just a coincidence that fewer deaths happened in the more upscale neighborhoods that were hit than in the trailer parks and houses in poor neighborhoods.
Since a building has a 1 in 10,000,000 or less chance of being hit in any given year, it's not worth the extreme cost of putting it below ground. All that's needed is a good shelter, if you can afford it. Even among those with the means to build one, most can't justify building a $5000-10,000 shelter, especially if there's a chance they won't live in their current residence for more than a few years.
Please stop characterizing tornado victims as stupid or lazy. They are disproportionately poor. In tornado country we are WELL aware of the dangers of tornadoes, and annual deaths caused by them have been decreasing over the last few decades even while the population has boomed. We are doing quite a few things right (including early warning) and will continue to do them-- but making shelter access available to the poorest members of society should be on the list.