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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.
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How many people died in the 1984 tornado in Water Valley MS?
The official death toll is listed at 15, but analysis suggests that these deaths were actually from two separate tornadoes. The tornado that hit Water Valley killed 8 people, 7 of them in Water Valley. The other 7 deaths, farther to the southwest, were from a tornado that ocurred earlier from the same thunderstorm.
Where is Tornado Valley located?
Tornado Alley is locate mainly on the Great Plains and extends from Texas to South Dakota and into Iowa. The most active part of Tornado Alley is in northern Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
What did he create when pecos bill fell of the tornado?
The location is now called "Death Valley"
When pecos bill finnaly fell off the tornado what did he create?
Pecos Bill created Death Valley in California when he finally fell off the tornado. He hit the ground so hard, it sank below sea level and created Death Valley.
Where do most tornadoes form?
most tornadoes form were it is hot and cold climate , tornadoes start by thunderstorms
Is that one tornado place called tornado valley or tornado alley?
Alley
What happens when a tornado hits a valley?
The tornado is not affected. It will continue though the valley as it would over any other terrain.
When was the tornado in Grand Valley Ont?
The Grand Valley Tornado struck at approximately 4:15pm on May 31st, 1985. It was the longest (on the ground) recorded Tornado in Canadian records.
What are the ratings and certificates for Tornado Valley - 2009 TV?
Tornado Valley - 2009 TV is rated/received certificates of: Netherlands:12
Is a tornado more likely to travel threw a valley or over a hill?
Through a valley
Can a tornado occur in a valley or mountain range?
Yes
Can a tornado form in a valley?
Tornadoes can form anywhere!!
Is Tennessee a state in tornado valley?
No. Tennessee is east of Tornado Alley. Some put it in another tornado forming region called "Dixie Alley."
Does a tornado start at the eqautor?
No most tornado strikes happen in the Midwest in tornado valley but they can happen any where but mainly in middle March to early October
Are the daylight and darkness in September are nearest to the hours of daylight and darkness in November?
There is a Tornado valley! and there is such thing as Tornado Alley!
What is tornado valley?
Actually it is called tornado alley. It is the wide strip in the Midwest of the US where tornadoes are most likely to form.
Is Springfield Illinois in a valley?
Everyone says a tornado cant hit Springfield because we are located in a valley but we had one hit not to long ago is it true we are in a valley?
