The most severe storms of the year will be outside the nation’s ‘Tornado Alley,’ forecasters predict - ‘Near-historic’ tornado activity last year resulted in the deaths of 54 people

Tornadoes can (and have) hit every U.S. state, but the area nicknamed Tornado Alley is probably where your mind goes when you think of dangerous twisters. This year, that's not be the region of highest concern,

Weather forecasters warn about a major multiple-day outbreak of severe weather that includes multiple strong tornadoes from the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf Coast, Great Lakes and Atlantic coast through the weekend.