Nickname for areas of the southern United States which has strong or violent tornadoes
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"Dixie Alley" is a colloquial term sometimes used for areas of the southern United States which are particularly vulnerable to strong to violent tornadoes.[1] Some argue this is distinct from the better known "Tornado Alley" and that it has a high frequency of strong, long-track tornadoes that move at higher speeds.[citation needed] The term was coined by National Severe Storms Forecast Center (NSSFC) Director Allen Pearson after witnessing a tornado outbreak which included more than 9 long-track, violent tornadoes that killed 121 on February 21–22, 1971.[2] The specific characteristics of the Southeast led to VORTEX-SE, a field project studying tornadogenesis, diagnosis and forecasting, in addition to social science implications, and examines both supercellular tornadoes and those resulting from quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) thunderstorm structures.[3][4] This was followed a few years later by another major field project, PERiLS, focusing on QLCS tornadoes.[5][6]
^Cox, John D. (April 27, 2010). "Redefining Tornado Alleys". Discovery Channel. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
^Rice, Doyle (April 26, 2011). "Dixie Alley may see more tornado action than even Tornado Alley". USA Today. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
^VORTEX Southeast
^"VORTEX-SE". Earth Observing Laboratory. National Center for Atmospheric Research. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
^Pirtle, Keli (February 22, 2022). "Experts to preview major study on tornadoes in southeast United States" (Press release). Norman, OK: NOAA. NSSL. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
^"PERiLS". Earth Observing Laboratory. National Center for Atmospheric Research. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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