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Tornado Alley, also known as Tornado Valley, is a loosely defined location of the central United States and Canada where tornadoes are most frequent. [1] The term was first used in 1952 as the title of a research project to study severe weather in areas of Texas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Kansas , South Dakota , Iowa and Nebraska .
Indiana Emergency Management Agency officials said at least two tornadoes touched down outside Madison, Indiana, around 2:30 p.m. — one in Hanover and a second in neighboring Switzerland County.
The tornado then re-entered Indiana and moved across the southern fringes of Evansville. Here, the tornado ripped directly through the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park, obliterating numerous mobile homes and killing 20 people. Of about 350 mobile homes in the park, 100 were destroyed and another 125 were damaged.
An EF-3 tornado has wind gusts ranging from 136 to 165 mph, which can destroy houses, overturn trains and rip the bark off trees. Tornado that hit Winchester, Indiana, rated an EF-3. Here's what ...
This most recent study examined the years 1973-1996 vs.1997-2020 and found that both the number of tornadoes and the length of tornado paths increased significantly in parts of the Southeast ...
Ruins of the town of Griffin, Indiana, after the tornado where 26 people were killed. Griffin was originally called Price's Station, and under the latter name was laid out in 1881 by William Price, and named for him. [4] The present name honors Samuel Griffin, an early postmaster. [5] A post office called Griffin has been in operation since ...
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Tornado season is spinning up again in Indiana, and with it comes weather alerts declaring different watches and warnings. To help Hoosiers understand the difference, IndyStar is breaking down the ...