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The tornado outbreak that killed 24 people in Tennessee early Tuesday could be the start of a busy month for twisters in the U.S., forecasters warned.
AccuWeather predicted that March will be "an active month for tornadoes," forecasting more than double the average of 75 tornadoes in the month.
"With the weather being so warm this March, it may be more like April or May when it comes to tornadoes," said AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
April and May are the months when tornado activity typically peaks across the U.S.
"In the central Plains and lower Midwest by mid-March, things could get unstable quickly, and we could have another active area there," said AccuWeather long-range meteorologist Paul Pastelok.
The threat of tornadoes generally creeps farther north in March, compared with February, as ample moisture surges to the north. Warm, humid air then combines with jet stream winds that are still strong as spring begins, the Weather Channel said.
Tornadoes usually form in March from the central and southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Deep South.
Areas from eastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas east into much of Alabama have the highest likelihood of tornadoes compared with other regions, on average, according to the Weather Channel.
Although May often has the most tornadoes, March has had its share of deadly outbreaks. The deadliest tornado in U.S. history – the tri-state tornado of March 18, 1925, that hit parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana – killed at least 695 people.
The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of March 1920 left 380 dead as a result of at least 37 tornadoes, AccuWeather said.
One year ago, 23 people died in a tornado in Alabama on March 3, according to the Storm Prediction Center. It was the deadliest day for tornadoes since 2013.
Deadly Tennessee tornadoes hit at night in 'Dixie Alley'
The deadly tornadoes that ravaged Tennessee hit in what's known as "Dixie Alley."
Though the "Tornado Alley" of the Great Plains is infamous for its twisters, the South's Dixie Alley is actually deadlier.
On average, about 40 people die each year in the nine states that make up the southeastern U.S. Alabama tallies the highest death toll annually with an average of 14, according to data from the Storm Prediction Center.
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