GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -One common example of this is an area known as “Tornado Alley.” This large, central section of the United States includes parts of the Great Plains, Midwest, and Southeast where tornadoes are more likely to occur.

Detailed explanation-2: -23 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma is generally known as the heart of Tornado Alley, as it lays at the centre of storm activity in the Great Plains. Oklahoma City, the state’s largest metropolitan area, is familiar with violent storms that usually begin in the countryside and travel close to developed land.

Detailed explanation-3: -States that were traditionally in Tornado Alley include South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas, according to the NOAA.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tornadoes tend to form where cold, dry air clashes with warm, humid air. These contrasts are maximized over the mid-latitudes, where the majority of Earth’s tornadoes occur. A good-size portion of the Lower 48 sits smack-dab in the center of that not-so-sweet ordinate zone.