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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Oklahoma sits at the center of Tornado Alley, one of the most active severe weather corridors in the world, giving residents only minutes to act when an alert is issued.
According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes occur most frequently between the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachians, and Oklahoma consistently ranks among the states with the highest number of confirmed tornadoes each year. Activity peaks in late spring and early summer when warm, moist Gulf air collides with dry air from the High Plains and powerful upper-level winds…