198k views
1 vote
Why do so many tornadoes occur in tornado alley?

User Aponting
by
7.6k points

2 Answers

5 votes

Correct answer: This is where low-level warm, moist air meets with higher, cool, dry air.

User Jennifer Espinoza
by
9.3k points
4 votes
The conditions in tornado alley are favorable for the tornado formation. Like, during the summer, the plains of Middle America get very hot, which creates updrafts, and there are many thunderstorms. Tornadoes form during thunderstorms, when unstable hot air near the ground rises and meets the cooler air above in the thunder clouds.
User Youness Saadna
by
8.5k points