Mike Smith [ blog ] | [ twitter ] has a post on the Survive-A-Storm blog about the deadliest tornadoes in US history. Just two of the deadliest tornadoes are in what is commonly considered “Tornado Alley.” #6, Woodward, OK 1947 and #7, Joplin, MO 2011are the only ones in the Plains states, the rest are in the South.
There are a lot of factors:
Tornadoes were more deadly in the days before warnings
Tornadoes in the South typically occur at night
Extensive forests in the South make early visual sighting of tornadoes difficult
In “Tornado Alley” fewer tornadoes go unobserved because of extensive spotter/chaser activity and TV coverage
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