Tornado alley is an area in America in which tornadoes occur frequently. It stretches from the west, across the Great Plains to the Midwest. The tornadoes that occur there can be among the strongest in the world, including several rated as F-5 (now EF5) with winds in excess of 200 miles an hour.
Though, as with all regions, the majority of tornadoes are weak, rated EF0 or EF1.
Florida is not in tornado Alley, but it does get a lot of tornadoes, but they are generally not as strong as the ones in Tornado Alley.
False. Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere; Tornado Alley is just where strong tornadoes are most common.
Not really, tornado alley is one of the areas most frequented by the strongest tornadoes, rated EF4 and EF5. However, even in tornado alley you are unlikely to be hit by such a strong tornado.
yes they are strong especially Oklahoma but most of them are weak of EF0 or EF1
Because it doesn't get as many tornadoes as tornado alley.
No. Tornado Alley is in the central part of the United States, running roughly from Texas north to South Dakota and Iowa. California is about 700 miles west of the nearest part of Tornado Alley. California does get tornadoes, but these tornadoes are not as frequent nor as as strong as those in Tornado Alley.
Tornado Alley experiences and estimated 800 tornadoes each year.
Tornado Alley itself is not destructive, but the tornadoes that frequent it can be. The tornadoes in Tornado Alley destroy many homes each year.
No. While Ontario does get tornadoes, it is nowhere near Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is farther west.
Tornado Alley typically gets about 800 tornadoes in a year.
They form in Tornado Alley for a couple of reasons. One of them is because of the weather. It is humid there. But, tornadoes can also form outside of Tornado Alley. They can form anymore!
No. Detroit is outside of tornado Alley, but it can still be hit by tornadoes.