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  1. Tornado Alley - Wikipedia

    • A diagram of tornado alley based on 1 tornado or more per decade. Rough location (red), and its contributing weather systems Tornado Alley is a loosely defined location of the central United States and … See more

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    Tornado activity in the United States. Over the years, the location(s) of Tornado Alley have not … See more

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    The term "tornado alley" was first used in 1952 by U.S. Air Force meteorologists Major Ernest J. Fawbush (1915–1982) and Captain Robert C. Miller (1920–1998), as the title of … See more

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    Tornado Alley (also known as Tornado Valley) is a loosely defined location of the central United States and Canada where tornadoes are most frequent. [ 1 ] The term was first used in 1952 as the title of a research project to study severe weather in areas of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.
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