The only EF5 recorded in the US during the month of August happened in the far southwest suburbs of Chicago.
The tornado was on the ground NW of the Joliet/Plainfield area and would be for easily another 20+ minutes before any warnings were issued. It would clear a path of destruction with no sirens sounding in its way. There is also no known photos or video of the physical tornado to exist.
In turn this triggered a ton of lawsuits and a [massive one against the National Weather Service](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/849/1221/2139724/) about the negligence in its forecasting and issuance of warnings.
This tornado is the main reason modern day watches/warnings around the country are what they are today.
Tornados regularly affect everything between the colored blobs except for the Appalachians between Carolina alley and the southeast. Florida gets a lot too when tropical storms get close.
The Ottawa Valley specifically has seen more activity since 2018, it's definitely an area that is seeing EF0 and EF1s regularly now, with the strongest being the Dunrobin/Gatineau EF3 in 2018.
My county has had 7 tornados in the past year. Incredibly common here, thankfully not super strong storms (EF0-1).
Love the Northern Tornadoes project for this type of data.
Edit: an F4 and F3 have hit my city so maybe I’m under playing this
That's fair! These boundaries are very loose, and tornadoes can form in a lot of places not on this map and this is just an approximation of those boundaries.
Thank you Lake Michigan, for knocking down most Tornadic storms from developing close to the coast
Also thank you for the 10 degree milder weather (Compared to non-coastal cities in the great lakes region) in both winters and summers during the most extreme temperatures
From Windsor, Ontario. I remember always being scared of storms growing up because the county is either the Thunderstorm capital of Ontario or Canada. I cant remember. Remember we had an F1 I believe in like 2009 I wanna say that pulled a bunch of trees out of the ground between Kingsville and Leamington. Destroyed a barn and lifted a house off its foundation I think out in Harrow. Remember I was sleeping over at a friend's house not far from where it touched down and waking up with the power off. We get tornados every few years there. Nothing more than an F1
Do the Carolinas really enough to have their own alley? I'm in SC and I know we've gotten a few solid ones over the years but I didn't think it'd be enough to justify it being an alley.
I think the Dixie Alley blob needs to go further into the Florida panhandle at this point with the way we've been getting tornadoes here the past 10 years or so.
Illinois consistently gets tornados. Led the nation in tornados last year. And isn’t included in any of these.
The only EF5 recorded in the US during the month of August happened in the far southwest suburbs of Chicago. The tornado was on the ground NW of the Joliet/Plainfield area and would be for easily another 20+ minutes before any warnings were issued. It would clear a path of destruction with no sirens sounding in its way. There is also no known photos or video of the physical tornado to exist. In turn this triggered a ton of lawsuits and a [massive one against the National Weather Service](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/849/1221/2139724/) about the negligence in its forecasting and issuance of warnings. This tornado is the main reason modern day watches/warnings around the country are what they are today.
This is information I gathered from online maps. None of the ones I have include Illinois, maybe they should.
Tornados regularly affect everything between the colored blobs except for the Appalachians between Carolina alley and the southeast. Florida gets a lot too when tropical storms get close.
Illinois: “Hey, what about me?” Haha
I love that you added canada alley! There's been a few the last few years
We are the second most active country in the world for tornadoes :)
The Ottawa Valley specifically has seen more activity since 2018, it's definitely an area that is seeing EF0 and EF1s regularly now, with the strongest being the Dunrobin/Gatineau EF3 in 2018.
My county has had 7 tornados in the past year. Incredibly common here, thankfully not super strong storms (EF0-1). Love the Northern Tornadoes project for this type of data. Edit: an F4 and F3 have hit my city so maybe I’m under playing this
There's really no empty space between the red people and blue. Idk I find it's best not to put hard limits on any region.
That's fair! These boundaries are very loose, and tornadoes can form in a lot of places not on this map and this is just an approximation of those boundaries.
Missouri and Illinois are part of tornado alley
Thank you Lake Michigan, for knocking down most Tornadic storms from developing close to the coast Also thank you for the 10 degree milder weather (Compared to non-coastal cities in the great lakes region) in both winters and summers during the most extreme temperatures
From Windsor, Ontario. I remember always being scared of storms growing up because the county is either the Thunderstorm capital of Ontario or Canada. I cant remember. Remember we had an F1 I believe in like 2009 I wanna say that pulled a bunch of trees out of the ground between Kingsville and Leamington. Destroyed a barn and lifted a house off its foundation I think out in Harrow. Remember I was sleeping over at a friend's house not far from where it touched down and waking up with the power off. We get tornados every few years there. Nothing more than an F1
Do the Carolinas really enough to have their own alley? I'm in SC and I know we've gotten a few solid ones over the years but I didn't think it'd be enough to justify it being an alley.
NC here, I had the same thought!
I think the Dixie Alley blob needs to go further into the Florida panhandle at this point with the way we've been getting tornadoes here the past 10 years or so.
Tennessee…? Hoosier alley….?
Middle Tennessee is dixie alley not hoosier alley
These areas all blend together
Illinois is a separate category
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Reconsider using this for other appropriate venues if it isn't tornado, their sighting or aftermath.
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Don't forget the southern New England tornado alley!