I don't want to deal with any more hurricanes. I'd rather take an earthquake or a tornado,

We have had to deal with hurricanes, tsunami and now drought, all occurring in a very short span of time.

A tornado of thought is unleashed after each new insight. This in turn results in an earthquake of assumptions. These are natural disasters that re-shape the spirit.

This young man's very lucky to be alive. Traveling any distance in a tornado and surviving is a big deal.

The streets were full of destruction and rubble, and this town I'd never liked, with its stupid people, stupid streets, and stupid houses, was now unrecognisable, now it had a truly unique beauty, and scantily-clad women traversed it like ghosts. A twelve-storey building in the city centre had totally collapsed. Caught up in her bed sheets, a woman who had fallen from the top floor found herself alive and alone on the pavement. Her husband had been thrown out of bed. From now on she would sleep forever, since reality was now as extraordinary as dreams.

Since we are really close to where tornado alley is we can get a tornado just like they do. It makes it more important.