Why is tornado alley dangerous?

Answer 1

Tornado Alley is locate in the central part of the United States extending from Texas to South Dakota and Iowa and covering small portions of a few other states.

Tornado Alley gets its name from the fact that it sees more tornadoes than any other part of the world. The tornadoes there also tend to be stronger than elsewhere.

Answer 2

Tornado alley is the area where more tornadoes occur, typically in the Midwest. The reason why there are so many tornadoes is because the cold dry air from Canada and The Rocky Mountains meet with the warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and Sonoran Desert, which causes atmospheric instability, which ultimately produces fierce thunderstorms. In addition, the area gets the right wind shear, or differences in wind speed and direction with height, to give these storms the rotation they need to produce tornadoes.

Answer 3

Tornado Alley is dangerous because it has the highest incidence of strong and violent tornadoes of any place in the world. These are the tornadoes often seen on television tearing houses apart. Tornadoes like these are responsible for the greatest portion of tornado related deaths.

Answer 4

Because you have most of your cold Canadian air and hot gulf of Mexico hot winds hit most in that location

Answer 5

As its name might imply, Tornado Alley is known for getting large numbers of tornadoes.

Answer 6

Tornado Alley is a region primarily on the Great Plains of the United States which experience a high annual number of strong tornadoes.

Answer 7

Tornadoes.