Tornado alley. Click on the image to view the large version. The middle part of the United States is an area that has many tornadoes, particularly in the spring. This area is known as tornado alley. The reason is because it is an area where large cold air masses and large warm air masses collide. When these air masses crash into each other, it can cause thunderstorms and they can create tornadoes.
Strip malls are usually comprised of a series of retail stores whose average size approximates about 1,000 square feet each. As such, most strip malls total less than 20,000 square feet in size. They typically have good visibility due to being generally located on the perimeters of densely populated neighborhoods, heavily trafficked commercial streets that have easy access, or on or near corners.
Downtown Birmingham has more than 1.5 million square feet of retail space and 2 million square feet of office space, with a daytime population of almost 14,000. Major employers include Google, McCann World Group, Clark Hill law firm, Munder Capital Management and numerous other law, financial, architectural and advertising firms. Notable retailers include Anthropologie, lululemon athletica, J. McLaughlin, francescaâs, Evereve, Blue Mercury, Lucy, Roots, Paper Source, Ethan Allen, Jos. A. Bank, and exclusive fashion boutiques such as Tender and Linda Dresner.