Tornado Alley Map. Dixon's tornado alley map is based on tornado "path-miles." Where tornadoes are stronger, and on the ground longer, there is a greater risk of death and injury due to a lack of basements and other shelters in the South Discover the key locations and cities within Tornado Alley through an interactive map
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Maps of patterns of tornadogenesis, or the process by which a tornado forms, show that between 1951 and 1985, tornado formation peaked in northern Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas Dixon's tornado alley map is based on tornado "path-miles." Where tornadoes are stronger, and on the ground longer, there is a greater risk of death and injury due to a lack of basements and other shelters in the South
Maps of patterns of tornadogenesis, or the process by which a tornado forms, show that between 1951 and 1985, tornado formation peaked in northern Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas NOAA's story map takes you inside Tornado Alley to NOAA's Norman, Okla., campus Learn about topographical influences, past storms, and essential safety tips
. From the front lines of meteorology and the way forecasts are made, to a revealing look at what's on the horizon, you'll see how NOAA continues to "Tornado Alley" was the headline of a "New York Times" article published on May 26, 1957.
. This is Tornado Alley—a term that has become synonymous. Generally, a Tornado Alley map starts in central Texas and goes north through Oklahoma,