Tornado Alley

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Tornado Alley

/ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪdəʊ ˈælɪ/

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From tornado + alley. Coined in 1952 by U.S. Air Force meteorologists Ernest J. Fawbush and Robert C. Miller.

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US A region of the United States, located in the middle of the country, where tornadoes are particularly frequent and intense.

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"Tornado Alley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tornado%20alley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tornado Alley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tornado%20alley

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"Tornado Alley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tornado%20alley.

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@misc{tornado_alley_2026,
  title = {Tornado Alley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tornado%20alley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}