Tornado Alley, a term first used in 1952, describes the areas in central US and Canada where tornadoes are most frequently experienced. Until recently, these areas have predominately been the ...

Maps of patterns of tornadogenesis, or the process by which a tornado forms, show that between 1951 and 1985, tornado formation peaked in northern Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

*This article was updated on 21 June 2023. An earlier version of this article stated that some maps suggest tornado alley stretches as far north as the Dakotas and as far south as Illinois.

Tornado Alley: The name brings to mind massive vortexes spinning across golden fields beneath coal grey skies. Storm chasers flock to the central plains of the U.S. every year to catch a glimpse ...

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Nearly 200 storm chasers paid tribute Sunday to the late actor Bill Paxton by spelling out his initials using GPS co-ordinates on a map depicting the heart of Tornado Alley. The effort co ...

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A tornado that generated winds as strong as 320 km/h and killed more than 20 people in Moore, Okla., on Monday fell in a geographical area of the U.S. generally known as 'Tornado Alley.' Here's a ...

Maps of patterns of tornadogenesis, or the process by which a tornado forms, show that between 1951 and 1985, tornado formation peaked in northern Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

"Tornado Alley" is a shorthand term that has typically described the central Plains region of the United States, but according to the study, published in April in the Journal of Applied Meteorology ...