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<blockquote data-quote="jltrent" data-source="post: 1620510" data-attributes="member: 21075"><p>From looking a pics probably lucky more didn't get killed. It seems in the last few years tornado activity has shifted further east from tornado alley to dixie alley. Dixie Alley tornadoes are harder to spot and often occur at night. Unlike the Plains, where a tornado can be seen coming from miles away, the South has more rugged terrain and more trees, making it more difficult to spot a tornado. Many tornadoes that occur in this area are "rain-wrapped," so they are less visible to the naked eye, CNN meteorologists say. More heavily forested areas in the South leads to more trees being toppled by storms or turned into projectiles as well.</p><p>Tornadoes in the South tend to stay on the ground longer and move faster. Many storms in Dixie Alley are pushed by a stronger jet stream, which results in faster-moving storms.</p><p>It's not uncommon for a tornado in the Southeast to travel faster than 50 mph (80 kph). This puts more pressure on forecasters to get a tornado warning out in enough time for the public to react, CNN meteorologists say. Nashville residents had only minutes of lead time ahead of the deadly tornado that struck there Tuesday just after midnight.</p><p>Many of the storms occur overnight, when most people are sleeping and unaware that a tornado is approaching. Many homes in the Southeast lack a basement or underground shelter. In 2008, the US Census Bureau reported that only 10% of new homes included a basement whereas 75% of new homes in the Northeast and Midwest had a basement.</p><p></p><p>https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/03/weather/dixie-alley-tornadoes-southeast-wxc/index.html</p><p></p><p><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESMHaC4VAAIeRYH?format=jpg&name=large" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jltrent, post: 1620510, member: 21075"] From looking a pics probably lucky more didn't get killed. It seems in the last few years tornado activity has shifted further east from tornado alley to dixie alley. Dixie Alley tornadoes are harder to spot and often occur at night. Unlike the Plains, where a tornado can be seen coming from miles away, the South has more rugged terrain and more trees, making it more difficult to spot a tornado. Many tornadoes that occur in this area are "rain-wrapped," so they are less visible to the naked eye, CNN meteorologists say. More heavily forested areas in the South leads to more trees being toppled by storms or turned into projectiles as well. Tornadoes in the South tend to stay on the ground longer and move faster. Many storms in Dixie Alley are pushed by a stronger jet stream, which results in faster-moving storms. It's not uncommon for a tornado in the Southeast to travel faster than 50 mph (80 kph). This puts more pressure on forecasters to get a tornado warning out in enough time for the public to react, CNN meteorologists say. Nashville residents had only minutes of lead time ahead of the deadly tornado that struck there Tuesday just after midnight. Many of the storms occur overnight, when most people are sleeping and unaware that a tornado is approaching. Many homes in the Southeast lack a basement or underground shelter. In 2008, the US Census Bureau reported that only 10% of new homes included a basement whereas 75% of new homes in the Northeast and Midwest had a basement. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/03/weather/dixie-alley-tornadoes-southeast-wxc/index.html [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESMHaC4VAAIeRYH?format=jpg&name=large[/img] [/QUOTE]
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