What is Tornado Alley?

By Matthew Williams September 18, 2016
What is Tornado Alley?

Origin of the Name:

Geographical Area:

"'Tornado Alley' is just a nickname made up by the media for an area of relatively high tornado occurrence; it is not a clearly defined area. Is tornado alley the area with the most violent tornadoes, or is it the area with the most tornado-related deaths, or the highest frequency or tornadoes? It depends on what kind of information you want!"

Impact:

  • Tornado Valley - Tornado Facts

  • Tornado Alley Facts

  • Live Science - Tornado Alley: Where Twisters Form

  • NOAA - Tornado Alley

  • Wikipedia - Tornado Alley

  • U.S Tornadoes

  • Tornado History Project

    • Matthew Williams

    Matthew Williams

    Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.