Incredible Facts: Record-Breaking 2011 Tornado Season Update
3:05 p.m. EDT: The death toll from the southern storms is now at
least 250, reported the Associated Press. Last night, more than
100 reported tornadoes may have claimed 200 or more lives in
Dixie Alley. The historic tornado outbreak contributes to what
is likely to be a record-breaking month for twisters. Some
incredible facts and records from the 2011 tornado season so
far: Where they hit During the spring and early summer,
thousands of tornadoes will strike the United States. Textbook
tornadoes form in the United States where warm, moist Gulf of
Mexico air collides with cool, northern air, creating massive
storms. Most of the Earth's tornadoes form in Tornado Alley,
bordered by the Dakotas to the north, the Gulf Coast to the
south, the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Appalachian
Mountains to the east. This year, the tornado season has
targeted Tornado Alley's southern neighbor, Dixie Alley. Home to
the deadliest tornadoes, Dixie Alley spreads