Tornado Alley: Where do the strongest tornadoes form in the US?
There are few more terrifying spectacles in nature than a powerful tornado. These violently spinning columns of air can reach the ground from a thundercloud and are usually visible due to the condensation and dust and debris they kick up. Many tornadoes occur in the area we know as "The Alley tornadoes, and most last only a few minutes and have wind speeds of 100 mph (161 kilometers per hour)…