Tornado Alley’s eastward shift threatens millions of Americans

In May 2019, an EF-3 tornado packing winds of 265km/h (165mph) destroyed thousands of homes and properties in a part of the US not associated with regular tornado activity [Stephen Starr/Al Jazeera]

Trotwood, Ohio – Three years ago, Derrick Stephens and his family experienced one of the most traumatic nights of their life as a powerful tornado whipped through their Ohio neighbourhood.

The tornado, packing winds of about 270 kilometres per hour (268 miles per hour), destroyed much of the family’s home in the western city of Trotwood.