North America's Tornado Alley by https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9 GNED1525 en-us 2018-04-21 02:33:52 UTC 2023-01-24 17:21:51 UTC hello@padlet.com What is it? chyna_love https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254016859 An area in the United States in which tornados are very frequent. This area has a high potential for developing tornados, and some of the most devastating have happened here. (Kuhne, n.d.)]]> 2018-04-21 02:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254016859 Where is it? chyna_love https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254017131 2018-04-21 02:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254017131 What causes a tornado? chyna_love https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254017595 Tornados form in supercell storms where 2 things are present; instability, and wind shear in the lower atmosphere. Instability is when there is higher than normal temperatures and humidity in the lower atmosphere. Wind shear is when wind direction is changing and speed is increasing, with height. This usually occurs ahead of a cold front and low pressure system. (Weather Questions, 2013)]]> 2018-04-21 02:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254017595 How does a tornado form? chyna_love https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254018051 2018-04-21 03:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254018051 So why tornado alley? chyna_love https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254018199 Because the land in this area is relatively flat, it allows for the warm air from the Gulf of Mexico to meet with the cold Canadian air. ]]> 2018-04-21 03:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254018199 For more information chyna_love https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254018380 Visit this site for more information.]]> 2018-04-21 03:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254018380 Sources chyna_love https://padlet.com/chyna_love/s7ufy88ndlm9/wish/254096134 Kuhne, M. n.d. 

What is Tornado Alley? Retrieved from https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-is-tornado-alley/70001107

Weather Questions, 2013. What causes tornadoes? Retrieved from http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_tornadoes.htm

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