We went to East Texas and Ok this spring to see freinds. I had the same worry. I was watching the news which was a La station and the weatherman that looked to be my age said he lived there his entire life and had never seen a tornado. This made me feel better. While on the road to Ok tornados hit 2 towns just minutes after we drove through and when we got to Lawton Ok one was trying to develop right where we were. It was interesting to watch and a bit scary at the same time. It never touched down and the weather afterwards was wonderful.