Where is Tornado Alley?

"Robert Miller and Ernest Fawbush coined the term "Tornado Alley" after studying the pattern of tornadoes that occurred around Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. They determined that the highest number of tornadoes in the United States took place across states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Ne...

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Main Author: Locher, Wes (Author)
Other Authors: Putra, Dede (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Penguin Workshop, [2025]
Series:Where is (Grosset & Dunlap)
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Summary:"Robert Miller and Ernest Fawbush coined the term "Tornado Alley" after studying the pattern of tornadoes that occurred around Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. They determined that the highest number of tornadoes in the United States took place across states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. In this exciting new book, readers will learn about the history of Tornado Alley, other weather phenomena in the area, and what you can do when there is a tornado headed your way. The book also reveals how tornadoes are formed, how storm chasers do their work, and how they help researchers predict new tornado patterns"--
Physical Description:108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Audience:Ages 8-12
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
ISBN:9780593752197
0593752198
9780593752203
0593752201
Author Notes:Wes Locher has written books including the humorous essay collection Musings on Minutiae and two works of video game journalism, Braving Britannia: Tales of Life, Love, & Adventure in Ultima Online and Braving Britannia: Tales of Melancholy, Malice, & Peril in Ultima Online , which have been featured by Wired, Game Developer, VentureBeat, and the TED Talks podcast Far Flung . In 2021, he published the first two titles in his "tiny books" series: Networking: What Is It, How Do You Do It, and Why Is It So Scary? and Game Writing: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How to Get Started .