Why are Tornadoes More Likely to Occur in Tornado Alley?
Tornado Alley is in a great location for tornadoes. It is located in the middle from Canada and the Gulf of Mexico. These two regions play a big part in Tornado Alley. From Canada comes the cold, dry air masses which merge and bump into warm, humid air masses from the Gulf of Mexico. If you know the factors that cause tornadoes, you know that cold air + warm air = TORNADO. Although this is not the only factor that causes tornadoes, this is one important one. So when the cold air from Canada forms with the warm air from the Gulf, strong, intense thunderstorms are produced. Some super intense storms may receive the name ‘supercells’, whic are just very powerful thunderstorms. Tornadoes are most likely to occur in supercells then you regular run-of-the-mill thunderstorms. Another characteristic of the states in Tornado Alley all share is flatness. Tornadoes are likely impossible to blow through a big city with a lot of walls, buildings, structures, etc. (it is possible, but very rare) Tor
