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.
Tornadoes DO occur in Europe! In fact there have been tornadoes reported in every continent except Antartica!
Yes. North American gets more tornadoes than any other continent.
Tornadoes can occur at any time of year bu they most often occur in late spring and early summer.
Tornadoes occur in both regions, but are more common in the central and southern parts of the country.
Tornadoes in North America can move in any direction, but most often they move northeast.
No. All 50 states have had at least a few tornadoes. Alaska has had the fewest, having recorded only 4 or 5 since 1950, all of F0 intensity.
The last tornado to hit the United States as of May 2014 was on April 28th. The tornado hit residents living in the state of Kansas.
The Tri-State tornado hit Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
All states have been hit by tornadoes, but the western states, (apart from Texas and Hawaii) particularly the ones inland, do not get hurricanes.
The Tri-state tornado was spawned by a supercell, a type of powerful rotating thunderstorm with a strong updraft. This supercell was one of several that formed in association with a low pressure system that tracked across a portion of the United States. The associated fronts created an upward nudge in an unstable air mass, triggering the storms. Why the Tri-State tornado was on the ground for so long is uncertain.
None. Every state, even Alaska, has had at least a few tornadoes.
All the states have had tornadoes.
All 50 U.S. states have had tornadoes.
No. Although tornadoes are not uncommon Michigan it is not considered part of tornado alley.
The last tornado to hit the United States as of May 2014 was on April 28th. The tornado hit residents living in the state of Kansas.
Every state has had at least a few weak tornadoes.
The last tornado to hit the United States as of May 2014 was on April 28th. The tornado hit residents living in the state of Kansas.
The tri-state tornado hit the states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana in the US.
No states died. States are not alive to begin with. Three states were hit by the Tri-State tornado. 695 people died.
The Tri-State tornado hit Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
Yes. Illinois tornadoes are not uncommon in Illinois. The state has had a number of very destructive tornadoes. Most of the damage and deaths from the Tri-State tornado, the worst tornado in United States history, ocurred in Illinois.
The deadliest tornado in United States history was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This F5 tornado traveled 219 miles across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, devastating a multiple towns and killing 695 people.
All states have been hit by tornadoes, but the western states, (apart from Texas and Hawaii) particularly the ones inland, do not get hurricanes.