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Thread #150859 Message #3518477
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
23-May-13 - 01:11 PM
Thread Name: BS: Tornado in Oklahoma - May 2013
Subject: RE: BS: Tornado in Oklahoma - May 2013
The NOAA (U.S. Government, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, uses the general term "tornado alley" for the south-central states.
http://www.de.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/tornados.html
Frequency, annual- Texas 155 very large area), OK 62, KS 96, Nebr 57, S. Dak 36, IA 51, IL 54, MO 40, MN 45; Alabama 43, MS 44.
The whole of Canada gets about 100/year; S. Ont., S. Man, S. SK and AB.