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Where Is Tornado Alley?

March 11, 2026

Tornado Alley has long centered on Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, but the nation’s tornado hotspot may be shifting toward the Deep South, raising concerns about increasing tornado outbreaks from Mississippi to Alabama along the Gulf Coast. Driven by a volatile mix of Arctic cold fronts, Gulf moisture and even the Rocky Mountains, the United States remains the tornado capital of the world.