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Tornado alley is not an event, it is an area of the central plains of the United States.
It is always there and will almost certainly be there as long as the continents have their current forms.
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How many tornadoes form in the Tornado Alley?
Tornado Alley experiences and estimated 800 tornadoes each year.
How many tornadoes hit tornado alley every year?
Most likely about 700 tornadoes affect tornado alley each year.
Which state has lots of tornadoes but is not in tornado alley?
Though tornadoes are fairly common in many states outside tornado alley, the one with the most is Florida.
How many days do tornadoes last?
A tornado does not even last a day. The longest duration ever recorded for a tornado was 3 hours and 29 minutes. Durations over an hour are rare. The average tornado lasts about 10 minutes.
How did tornado alley get its name?
Tornado Alley is the Area in the united states of America where large numbers of Tornado's usually take place.Tornado Alley is considered to cover areas of the Central United States. It is not an official term but was created by the media to refer to areas that have greater numbers of tornadoes than others. There are several ideas of what Tornado Alley is, but those ideas are the result of the different criteria used to refer to it.90% of tornadoes hit the Central United States because cold, dry air from Canada and the Rocky Mountains meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and hot, dry air from the Sonoran Desert, which causes atmospheric instability, heavy precipitation, and many intense thunderstorms.The most common definition of Tornado Alley is the location where the strongest tornadoes occur most frequently. The core of Tornado Alley consists of northern Texas (including the Panhandle), Oklahoma and Kansas. However, Tornado Alley can be also be defined as an area stretching from central Texas to the Canadian prairies and from eastern Colorado to western Pennsylvania. It can also be argued that there are numerous Tornado Alleys. In addition to the Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas core, such areas include the Ohio Valley, the Tennessee Valley and the lower Mississippi Valley.
Why does Missouri have a lot of tornadoes when it is not part of tornado alley?
Because it doesn't get as many tornadoes as tornado alley.
Would tornado alley destroy a lot of homes?
Tornado Alley itself is not destructive, but the tornadoes that frequent it can be. The tornadoes in Tornado Alley destroy many homes each year.
How many tornadoes form in the Tornado Alley?
Tornado Alley experiences and estimated 800 tornadoes each year.
What where things like before and after tornado Alley?
There is no before or after Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is a place, not an event.Before a tornado outbreak the weather is often hot and humid. After the outbreak it is usually cooler and drier, but many areas are heavily damaged.
Is tornado alley moving to the east?
No, tornado alley is not moving east. It will always be a region of high tornado frequency. You may be referring to the relatively high frequency of tornadoes in the Deep South, which is called Dixie Alley. There are plenty of tornadoes here as well, just not quite as many as Tornado Alley in the Midwest.
How many tornadoes hit tornado alley every year?
Most likely about 700 tornadoes affect tornado alley each year.
The path across the US where many tornadoes occur is called tornado what?
Tornado Alley.
Which state has lots of tornadoes but is not in tornado alley?
Though tornadoes are fairly common in many states outside tornado alley, the one with the most is Florida.
Is part of the Midwest called tornado alley because it gets so many tornadoes?
Yes. Part of the Midwest is called Tornado Alley for this reason.
The area where many tornadoes occur two words?
Tornado Alley.
Where do many tornadoes occur?
The midwest also known as tornado alley
How many tornadoes happen in tornado ally?
Tornado Alley averages about 700 to 800 tornadoes per year.
