A storm scientist explains what's been driving deadly tornado outbreaks and how tornado season has been changing.

Some meteorologists and tornado researchers believe the region dubbed “tornado alley” is beginning to shift east.

As of 1:35 p.m., much of Illinois is in a Tornado Watch, while a tornado warning is in effect for south Tazewell County. A ...

Summer is Chicago's wettest season and a time when severe storms and tornadoes are most common. There are two reasons why ...

Mississippi/Alabama, and the area from Northeast Arkansas through Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Indiana. None of these areas are in Tornado Alley. Though Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois ...

stretching from Illinois to Mississippi. Winter tornadoes have become more frequent over the eastern United States, from the southeast, dubbed Dixie Alley for its tornado activity in recent years ...

Winter tornadoes have become more frequent over the eastern U.S., from the Southeast, dubbed Dixie Alley for its tornado activity in recent years, to the Midwest, particularly Kentucky ...

So, we have sort of a "new" Tornado Alley...although this, too, is nothing official. Take a look at this study from Northern Illinois University. In meteorology, we sometimes use what's called the ...

A crucial National Weather Service office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks.

Typically, tornado alley is loosely defined as a significant ... Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and even as far east as Alabama and Ohio.