Is tornado alley shifting closer to the Chicago area? What to know as numbers grow

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Original Load Date June 23, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 23, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/is-tornado-alley-shifting-closer-to-the-chicago-area-what-to-know-as-numbers-grow/3952605/

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Tornado alley is shifting as the warming climate helps transport more “severe weather fuel." Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas have held the tornado title for decades. Texas ranked No. 1 for the state with the most tornadoes consecutively for nearly half a century - from 1965 until 2004. Since then, Texas...