Tornado Alley, also known as Tornado Valley, is a loosely defined location of the central United States where tornadoes are most frequent. The term was first used in 1952 as the title of a research pr
The 2013 Moore tornado, an EF5 tornado, formed in Oklahoma, which is located in Tornado Alley
The destruction of a school bus after an outbreak in Tornado Alley
Tornadoes are more common in the United States than in any other country or state. The United States receives more than 1,200 tornadoes annually—four times the amount seen in Europe. Violent tornadoes
A tornado strikes near Anadarko, Oklahoma. This was part of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999.
A Doppler On Wheels unit observing a tornado near Attica, Kansas
A waterspout near Florida
A powerful tornado hits the town of Dimmitt, Texas.