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Tornado Alley, also known as Tornado Valley, is a loosely defined location of the central United States and Canada where tornadoes are most frequent. [1] The term was first used in 1952 as the title of a research project to study severe weather in areas of Texas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Kansas , South Dakota , Iowa and Nebraska .
"Dixie Alley" is a colloquial term sometimes used for areas of the southern United States which are particularly vulnerable to strong to violent tornadoes. [1] Some argue this is distinct from the better known " Tornado Alley " and that it has a high frequency of strong, long-track tornadoes that move at higher speeds.
According to USA Today reporting, 20 U.S. states saw an increase in tornado activity between 2000 and 2019, compared to data from 1980 to 1990. These states outside tornado alley include Alabama ...
In comparison, Texas averages 25 tornadoes in April and 38 in May, and Kansas averages 12 tornadoes in April and 37 in May. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Where is Tornado Alley ...
The Great Plains has long been considered the country’s tornado hotbed. But in the past two decades, a swath of the southeastern US has proven much more deadly. The Southern Tornado Alley: Where ...
[2] [3] This was the largest number of fatalities in an outbreak in the United States since the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak. [4] It is locally referred to as the "Forgotten Outbreak" in Alabama as it was vastly overshadowed by the 2011 Super Outbreak less than two weeks later.
The USA TODAY report said that 20 U.S. states saw increased tornado activity when comparing annual data from 1980 to 1999 with 2000 to 2019. However, scientists can’t know precisely how much of ...
Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.