The story
Blend of Dixie + Tornado Alley. Coined by American meteorologist Allen Pearson in 1971. Modelled after Tornado Alley. From being in Dixie (“U.S. South”) with a concentration of tornado strikes.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dixie Alley
Today it means: A region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences. Full definition →