Nation Weather Channel will stop using ‘racially insensitive’ term ‘Dixie Alley’ for tornado-prone region of the South March 19, 2021 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Comments Off on Weather Channel will stop using ‘racially insensitive’ term ‘Dixie Alley’ for tornado-prone region of the South The term describes the region of the southern U.S. that's prone to deadly tornado outbreaks.