By: Paige Sanders
Between March 13th and 16th, 2025, an omnipresent tornado outbreak affected the Midwest and the East. There were 114 tornados across 8 states that rained terror in multiple towns. This is enough to classify it as a “historic outbreak.”
It all started on March 13th when an extreme weather warning was issued for areas in the Midwest. On March 14th, multiple tornadoes touched down. Ranging from EF2 to EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The next 2 days were a living nightmare for the towns that were issued warnings. By March 16th, 43 people were to be presumed dead from these unpredictable storms.
America is estimated to have 1,200 tornadoes per year, the majority of them happening in the Midwest, which has become a tornado brewing ground. Due to the wide fields, warm winds being blown in from the Gulf of Mexico, and cold winds battling them from the Rocky Mountains, the Midwest has been the perfect place for a tornado to form. This has given states in the Midwest the nickname “Tornado Alley”.This tornado outbreak in particular was said to be caused by climate change, the Gulf of Mexico has been gradually warming up creating the winds that have been the cause of these “supercell” storms. Scientists believe that outbreaks like these could become more frequent if we don’t stop these rising temperatures. In order to prevent these supercell storms, we need to fight the climate change battle before it becomes irreversible.
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