North America gets as many as 1400 tornadoes a year. The place with the next highest is the UK at 33. So the spot with the most tornadoes in the US is also the spot with the most tornadoes in the world. That would be Tornado Alley.
In this episode, Josh and Chuck dive deep into tornadoes and the fascinating phenomenon of Tornado Alley, exploring how this region from Texas to the Dakotas became the tornado capital of the world thanks to the perfect atmospheric conditions created when warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with cool, dry air from the Rockies. They discuss how tornado tracking has evolved since the 1950s, debate whether Tornado Alley might be shifting eastward toward the Southeast (dubbed "Dixie Alley" by some), and examine what climate change might mean for tornado frequency and location in the future. Plus, Chuck throws in his family's surprisingly harsh review of the new Twisters movie!
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