Tornado Alley is a nickname given to the unique location in the United States where tornadoes are most likely to hit.Tornado Alleyis located in the Central Plains and includes Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Also included are Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and portions of the other sur...
A storm that stretched from northern Texas to western Pennsylvania and New York produced the Alabama tornadoes. One at hit Florence at 1am, it killed three children and destroyed 20 houses. Half an hour later, another tornado struck near Decatur and it's path took it to Meridianville, another...
Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes, however by the 1990s tornado statistics were coming closer to the numbers we see today.The 1997 tornado season was largely defined by two tornado events. The...
Its area includes several states: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Georgia (Figure 4). In these areas there is a higher frequency of whirlwinds, most common in late spring and, rarely, in early autumn. Figure 4. Tornado activity in the USA. Number of recorded EF3, EF4 ...