For Buffalo, March marks the beginning of the end of winter. For those in the Southeast and Great Plains, it marks the opening of a more threatening time: tornado season.
As the warmth of spring fights with the lingering cold of winter, powerful storms can spin up in these regions and cause deadly tornado outbreaks. We've already seen a couple this month.
Traditionally "tornado alley," or the region where tornadoes are most probable based on climatology, has been defined as a region from the Dakotas to central Texas. But last summer researchers published a study with data showing that region may be shifting farther east.
That shift is concerning since the region the study defines is a much larger population area.
Why could this shift be happening? And what could it mean for Western New York? Find out in this week's Heather's Weather Whys.
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