> it seems like when they do occur they are increasingly more damaging and closer to densely populated areas. I think this more a function of urban sprawl, and

> it seems like when they do occur they are increasingly more damaging and closer to densely populated areas. I think this more a function of urban sprawl, and the fact there are simply more populated area spread out over larger tracts of land, thus the odds of a tornado hitting a population center increase. In short the tornadoes are not moving closer, the populated areas are what has moved