Stroll Tornado Alley By Rhonda Hansome

I learned, unfortunately as a by–product of the devastation left by this week’s E4 tornado in Moore, a suburb south of Oklahoma City, that about 1000 tornadoes hit the United States every year.  

With a 13 minute lead time there's not much you can do to protect yourself.  Just run for safety underground in, well, a storm cellar.

Florida and Tornado Alley have a disproportionately high frequency of tornadoes. 

The Gulf Coast has a relatively high frequency of tornadoes October through December.  Statistics say this “Dixie Alley” area, clocks more tornado deaths than Tornado Alley, due to the high number of, wait for it… 

mobile homes. 

At any time, one or more of these storm prone areas is in desperate need of long term relief, like victims of 

North East Super FrankenStorm 

 They are still piecing back together literally shattered lives.

I find it hard to believe that 67 members of the 

House of Representatives 

voted "no" to assisting people who were left powerless 

and homeless by hurricane Sandy in November 2012. 

Were these politicians really representing their constituents with that "NO" vote?

Justin Amash (R-MI)              Andy Barr (R-KY)                 Dan Benishek (R-MI)

Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI)         Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)      Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)

Mo Brooks (R-AL)                 Paul Broun (R-GA)                Steve Chabot (R-OH)

Doug Collins (R-GA)             Mike Conaway (R-TX)           Tom Cotton (R-AR)

Steve Daines (R-MT)              Ron DeSantis (R-FL)             Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)

Sean Duffy (R-WI)                 Jeff Duncan (R-SC)                Jimmy Duncan (R-TN)

Stephen Fincher (R-TN)         John Fleming (R-LA)              Bill Flores (R-TX)

Virginia Foxx (R-NC)             Trent Franks (R-AZ)              Louie Gohmert (R-TX)

Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)           Paul Gosar (R-AZ)                 Trey Gowdy (R-SC)

Tom Graves (R-GA)               Sam Graves (R-MO)              Andrew Harris (R-MD)

George Holding (R-NC)         Richard Hudson (R-NC)        Tim Huelskamp (R-KS)

Randy Hultgren (R-IL)           Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)              Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Doug Lamborn (R-CO)          Kenny Marchant (R-TX)        Thomas Massie (R-KY)

Tom McClintock (R-CA)        Mark Meadows (R-NC)       Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)

Mick Mulvaney (R-SC)          Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)    Steven Palazzo (R-MS)

Steve Pearce (R-NM)              Scott Perry (R-PA)               Tom Petri (R-WI)

Mike Pompeo (R-KS)             Tom Price (R-GA)                Phil Roe (R-TN)      

   

Todd Rokita (R-IN)                Keith Rothfus (R-PA)            Ed Royce (R-CA)

Paul Ryan (R-WI)                   Matt Salmon (R-AZ)              David Schweikert (R-AZ)

Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)      Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)          Mac Thornberry (R-TX)

Randy Weber (R-TX)             Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)        Roger Williams (R-TX)

Joe Wilson (R-SC)                  Rob Woodall (R-GA)             Kevin Yoder (R-KS)

                                                Ted Yoho (R-FL)

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Rhonda Hansome is a writer, director, actress and social media dilettante.  See her do stand-up with her pals:  Scott Blakeman, Nancy Lombardo, Angela Scott and Bob Greenberg 

7:30 PM Wed.  June 12, 2013

WorkShop Theater Comedy Benefit

312 West 36th St. 4th fl   

  

Info & Tickets HERE or call Ovation Tix 866-811-4111