tornado alley

tornado alley

Review: Tornado Risk Analysis

Good evening! I’m bringing you a late night look at an article about Tornado Risk Analysis by P. Grady, Andrew Mercer, Jinmu Choi, and Jared Allen, enjoy! Summary: We’re introduced really early on in the article to the idea of “Tornado Alley” and the less widely known “dixie alley”. These two “alleys” are believed to be the most tornado susceptible… Read more →

Article Review: An Objective Analysis of Tornado Risk in the United States

Article Review: An Objective Analysis of Tornado Risk in the United States

For years, it was commonly believed that the Great Plains, a region stretching from Northern Texas to Iowa, was at greatest risk for tornadoes in the United States. The area even gained the reputation as “tornado alley.” However, beginning in the 1970s, many scientists began speculating a tornado maximum region in the southeastern United States. Dr. Timothy A. Coleman from… Read more →