Tornado Alley

Etymology
🇰🇲. Coined in 1952 by U.S. Air Force meteorologists Ernest J. Fawbush and Robert C. Miller.

Proper noun

 * , located in the middle of the country, where tornadoes are particularly frequent and intense.

Usage notes

 * Depending on the authority, the Tornado Alley may extend into Canada, into the U.S. Midwest, and reach the Gulf of Mexico coast. For those varieties that reach the Gulf coast, the is a subregion of Tornado Alley, instead of a separate region of tornadic activity. Similarly for those that reach the Midwest and Great Lakes, the  is a subregion, instead of a separate region.