Michigan gets tornadoes, but no where near the frequency/intensity of the plains states, including Illinois. We can have brutal winters and summers, but they usually are ok. [[this summer sucked! I'm not a big fan of that level of heat!) the winter storms are no where near as nasty as nor'easters get. California is overrated. I laugh when they institute water conservation rules in so. cal. I've been known to take video of me watering the lawn in the rain, taking a sip out of a giant pitcher of water and dumping the rest on the driveway, putting food color on different sides of the toilet and recording how they mix when I flush and all sorts of other water-wasting fun. I then sent them to friends there. Earthquakes? we have virtually no chance of getting anything major here. If I were in Memphis, I'd be very worried about that New Madrid fault