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Remembering the ‘forgotten’ Alabama tornado outbreak, 14 years later
April 15, 2011, stands as one of the largest tornado outbreaks in Alabama’s history. The month as a whole stands as the most ...
How many tornadoes does the U.S. see per year and who sees the most?
According to the Storm Prediction Center, the U.S. averages over 1,200 tornadoes each year. Although tornadoes can happen at ...
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Where is 'Dixie Alley'? Term looks at shift in 'tornado alley' to the southeast
"Tornado alley" usually describes states in the plains ... frequency of tornadoes increased in Southern states like Tennessee ...
Ask the Meteorologist: Why do tornadoes target Tornado Alley, Dixie Alley?
Dixie Alley is a region whose nickname has come up in recent years, thanks to the increasing trend for tornadoes there. This includes states like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and ...
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Alabama tornado that injured students was on the ground for less than five minutes
An EF1 tornado with winds up to 105 mph struck Dothan, Alabama, Monday afternoon. The tornado was on the ground for less than five minutes and left a path of destruction 3.11 miles long and 200 ...
Tornado Alley may be shifting, and Kentucky is in the path of the storm
Severe storms earlier this week produced five EF-1 tornadoes but powerful, long-lived tornadoes aren't uncommon either in Kentucky.
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death
But the season starts earlier in what's often called Dixie Alley, made up of southern states such as Arkansas, Louisiana, ...
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Where is 'Dixie Alley'? Term looks at shift in 'tornado alley' to the southeast
"Tornado alley" usually describes states in the plains ... Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. The Southern states that are in the path of the shift are parts of eastern Texas and Arkansas ...