TY - BOOK AU - Locher,Wes AU - Putra,Dede TI - Where is Tornado Alley? T2 - Where is? SN - 9780593752197 : PAP AV - QC955.2 L62 2025 U1 - 551.55/30976 23/eng/20241221 PY - 2025///] CY - New York, New York PB - Penguin Workshop KW - Tornadoes KW - Oklahoma KW - Tinker Air Force Base KW - Juvenile literature KW - Meteorology KW - History KW - Tinker Air Force Base (Okla.) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 108); Where is Tornado Alley? -- The history of meteorology -- How tornadoes form -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Tornadoes and other weather threats -- Nature's fury -- Chasing the storm -- The future of the storm -- Timelines; Ages 8-12; Penguin Workshop N2 - "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 revealshow tornadoes are formed, how storm chasers do their work, and how they help researchers predict new tornado patterns"-- ER -