Tornadoes, those swirling, destructive columns of air, have long fascinated and terrified us. Traditionally, “Tornado Alley” has been synonymous with the Great Plains of the United States, a ...

Two tornadoes rated EF2, the same rating as the 2021 tornado, with estimated wind speeds between 111 and 135 miles per hour, were also recorded in May, and there have been 22 tornadoes in ...

What stands out about 2025 so far isn’t just the number of tornadoes, but how Tornado Alley has encompassed just about everything east of the Rockies, and how tornado season is becoming all year ...

Tornado Alley isn’t an officially designated region. It’s just a term used to describe parts of the central U.S. with the highest frequency of tornadoes.

Tornado alley, Gensini says, is expanding. Meaning storms are still found in all of the "traditional" places, while also popping up more frequently in this new, expanded alley.

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Tornado Alley is really all of the U.S. east of the Rockies and west of the Appalachians for most of the year. The farther south you live, the longer your tornado season lasts.

A crucial National Weather Service office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks.

So far this year, Dixie Alley has seen many more tornadoes than Tornado Alley. Check out the graphic below to see all the tornado tracks confirmed by the National Weather Service in 2025: There ...

Violent tornado outbreaks, like the storms that tore through parts of St. Louis and London, Kentucky, on May 16, have made 2025 seem like an especially active, deadly and destructive year for ...

Tornado Alley has changed, here’s how it affects us Anthony Yanez , Chief Meteorologist Published: December 31, 2024 at 10:31 AM Updated: December 31, 2024 at 11:25 AM ...