Depending on who is asking, the answer to where is tornado alley varies greatly.
Who is asking? Why are they asking? Where are they asking from?
Much of the United States lives under a near constant yearly threat from tornadoes spawned from supercells.
The answer to where is tornado alley is actually quite complex.
Air Masses Collide
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Traditionally, tornado alley is located across the middle of the country in the region known as the Great Plains.
The Great Plains are where most people think when they think of tornado alley — and for good reason.
Each Spring, air masses collide to form towering thunderstorms on the Great Plains. These thunderstorms produce hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.
Tornadoes form when these varying air masses combine over the Great Plains. Hot and dry air moves over the Great Plains from the southwest. That air meets warm and moist air, carried northwards from the Gulf of Mexico. Overhead, cold air carried by the jet stream creates an atmosphere that is highly unstable. Where these masses of air meet is what is known as the dryline. Because of this, the dryline is located most predominantly each Spring on the Great Plains.
The dryline is responsible for the most violent and photogenic storms and tornadoes on Earth. Drylines are a favorite of storm chasers.
Traditional Tornado Alley
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In reality, there is some truth to the old definition. The traditional alley lays across the middle of the country, from Canada to Mexico.
Tornadoes form most frequently in the spring months, from April to June. Typically, tornado season’s climax occurs in mid to late May each year.
However, tornado season’s do not always follow the same path. Some seasons explode violently with over 1000 tornadoes. Other seasons quietly sputter, with only a few hundred tornadoes over open lands.
Consequently, tornado alley’s location changes from year to year.
More importantly, tornado alley is not just the region known as the Great Plains.
Coining the Phrase
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The term tornado alley was used first in 1952 by US Air Force meteorologists Major Ernest J. Fawbush and Captain Robert C. Miller. They used the term as part of a study of extreme weather events from Texas to Nebraska.
From there, tornado alley was also used in a headline in a New York Times article published May 26, 1957. The region known as tornado alley was defined as Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa in that article.
Expanding the Definition
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We should expand the definition of tornado alley.
Tornado Alley is not located just on the Great Plains. Tornadoes frequently form across a larger portion of the country. This land area covers much of the United States.
Tornado Alley actually lays across a broad portion of the middle and eastern part of the country. In fact, tornado alley is located between the Rocky Mountains to the west, and the Appalachian mountains to the east.
In this region, tornadoes form at a pace unlike just about anywhere else on earth.
And i believe that the states with the most of the country are Oklahoma,Mississippi and Alabama especially when you consider how strong the tornadoes they get are as well
Question?Where's Dixie Alley And Carolina AlleyActually Located At?And The Reason Why I've asked This Question Is Bcuz?Back In Tornado Season 2017? SPC Had Most Of Georgia And Pretty Much All OfSouth Carolina In Moderate To High Risk OfSevere Weather And TornadoesIf You Don't Believe Me?Look Up 4/5/2017 Tornado Outbreak?Cuz Back Then?Places Like From Augusta GA To Columbia SC Was In Moderate To High Risk Of Severe Weather And TornadoesAnd According To NOAA And Most Tornado/Severe Weather Experts?Places Like Augusta GA Columbia SC AndEven Further South And East Like Savannah GA And Places Further East Of ThatIs Not Even In Dixie Alley And Carolina AlleyBut Those Areas Was In Moderate To High Risk For Severe Weather And Tornadoes??Can You Please Explain That?If You Don't Mind?
Is tornado alley shifting?
Considering how hot the planets gotten and how opposing weather fronts temperatures can vary even more, I really think tornado alley should be revised and widened. It a new century and we should have new maps.
I’ve lived in Oklahoma my entire life and it almost seems like Tornado Alley is moving more southeast of here. We still get our fare share but it seems like Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are getting more and more.
What about this question why can’t we just make the eastern half of the us tornado alley as noticed one thing it’s the humidity?
1:27 wow we just gunna pretend ohio doesn't exist here? :P
Why tf they got my city in NC on here we only had 1 tornado 2 years ago for the first time in like 100 years and it only lasted like 10 mins…
Would I be hit by a tornado I live in copus Cristi
No wonder there is like 3 tornados that pass though my town every year.
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I stay in West Tennessee and go to school in West Tennessee so whatever happens happen when it comes to severe storms and tornadoes
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Hello!Im in the part of tornado alley in kentucky, tho we dont get many torndaos but still we have a plan!We have a basment that we go in incase there is a tornado.I just wanan say, Happy trails and stay safe.
what about georgia?
Mississippi, and Alabama and is Dixie Alley
I love in Missouri sedalia
I’ve Hurd of tornado ally but never seen it but I think we have passed it before lol I live in Missouri I love Missouri but i also love Florida
In yes tornado has moved watch listen in you know what to do
Cause you fucking idiot
In I didn't buy me a house keep your dirty greedy house to your dam self
Cause when you see it get destroyed don't crawl back to me start crying
Alley? Looks more like a damn whole country!!!
Two mountain ranges?God clapping His hands?
Yep
I live in Alabama and I was here when one of the deadliest storms came through and killed hundreds of people. One of the saddest days of my life
Me who lives in Oklahoma ?????
Ohio is not in tornado alley
Are u sure becuase I'm worried that Somerville TX can get hit.I was wondering is Somerville apart of tornado alley?