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"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.
At the same time, we found an increase in tornado numbers in what’s been dubbed Dixie Alley, extending from Mississippi through Tennessee and Kentucky into southern Indiana.
Dixie Alley is a nickname given to the areas of the southern United States. This area has a high frequency of strong, long-track and violent tornadoes. The Dixie Alley region includes area of the lower Mississippi Valley.
Is it just anecdotal or are more tornadoes actually touching down east of Tornado Alley's typical boundaries than ever before? We asked the experts to find out.
This new tornado alley is often referred to as Dixie alley and it includes, roughly, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. Visibility here is worse, as tornadoes are often wrapped in rain or hidden by trees and hills.
During the past few decades, meteorologists have begun calling the South “Dixie Alley,” an ignominious moniker that again entered the public consciousness last year when a study by Northern...
The Dixie Alley. An increased frequency of strong tornadoes in the Southeastern US. James Newton. November 20, 2022. Historical Account. People who lived in the Southeastern US understood that tornadoes were a fairly common occurrence. In April 1936 a line of strong storms moved across the Southeast while spawning strong tornadoes.
In recent years, scientists have noticed an increased frequency of tornadoes in the Southeast, carving a deadly path in what’s called Dixie Alley.
At the same time, we found an increase in tornado numbers in what’s been dubbed Dixie Alley, extending from Mississippi through Tennessee and Kentucky into southern Indiana.
Tornadoes can strike in Dixie Alley when moist air from the Gulf of Mexico intersects with cooler air from the northwest and a strong upper-level jet stream from the west.