What 19 states make up tornado alley?

Hint:
- A tornado is a violently spinning column of air that comes into contact with the Earth's surface as well as a cumulonimbus cloud or, in extreme instances, the cumulus cloud's centre.
-Tornado Alley is a poorly described area of the United States' central region where tornadoes are most common. Storm chasers have long known the Great Plains tornado belt, and tornado climatologists have recorded peaks in activity in some areas.

Complete answer:
- The word "tornado alley" has no common meaning and can refer to a number of states depending on who is using it. The media, rather than meteorologists, coined the term.
- Tornado alley usually includes Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and South Dakota. North Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee are among the states that may be included.
- A tornado in 1925 cut a 220 mile long, mile-wide path across three states, remaining on the ground for more than three hours.
- Every year, more than 1,000 tornadoes strike the United States, with the bulk of them occurring in Tornado Alley.
- Tornado Alley, where it enters the Canadian prairies, according to research.
- Tornadoes can hit any state, but they are more popular in the Central United States, between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.

Note:
- Despite the fact that Tornado Alley only spans 15% of the United States, it accounts for nearly 30% of all confirmed tornadoes between 1950 and 2012.
- Tornado Alley, which stretches 500 square miles across sections of eight states, is home to about 17 million people right now. Every year, about 270 tornadoes strike Tornado Alley.
- A tornado's maximum reported wind speed is 302 mph.