"'Tornado Alley' is a nickname invented by the media to refer to a broad area of relatively high tornado occurrence in the ...

Traditionally, this line of states sees the most tornadoes. However, within the last 20 years, the term Dixie Alley has been used for the mid-south and some southeastern states. So far this year ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The first few months of 2025 have proven to be an active time for tornadoes across Mississippi. Through Thursday, Mississippi had 66 recorded tornadoes in 2025 compared ...

The pattern that favors more frequent tornadoes in Tornado Alley This is where rising air and spin are maximized, which allows multiple tornadoes to spawn. Dixie Alley is a region whose nickname ...

The “Dixie” Alley states has been seeing more activity than the Tornado Alley states. While there’s much debate on which states are in the Tornado & Dixie Alley, the graphic below shows the ...

“Dixie Alley” typically sees the most tornadoes in the month of April. Every state in the U.S. has recorded at least one tornado, but here are the top five states that see the most on average ...

In the table below, you can search to see how your state ranked during March ... the number of tornadoes has been well above average for Dixie Alley, a tornado prone area stretching from Arkansas ...

So far in 2025, Tennessee and Kentucky have seen more twisters than states in Tornado Alley.

But the season starts earlier in what’s often called Dixie Alley, made up of southern states such as Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The idea of a tornado alley can be ...