The Great Plains, the Midwest, the Mississippi Valley and the southern United States are all areas that are vulnerable to tornadoes. They are relatively rare west of the Rockies and are also less frequent in the northeastern states. Tornado Alley is a colloquial term for an area particularly prone to tornadoes.
GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Limpid(a.) Clear and unambiguous; lucid; easy to understand; -- of speech and writing; as, limpid prose. 2  Limpid(a.) Calm, untroubled, and without worry; serene.
Definition of 'turgid'. turgid. If you describe something such as a piece of writing or a film as turgid, you think it is boring and difficult to understand. He used to make extremely dull, turgid and frankly boring speeches. The rest of the arts scene looks increasingly turgid by comparison.