An eastward shift in tornado alley is coinciding with the buildout of data centers in places like Northern Virginia, Texas, Illinois and Georgia, risk experts revealed during a recent reinsurance industry seminar.

A particularly eye-catching slide presented during a recent Casualty Actuarial Society meeting showed a map of the U.S. with the middle of the country colored red and labeled “Traditional Tornado Alley.” A neighboring dark yellow section of similar width and length just to the east labeled “New Tornado Alley” was dotted with large blue bubbles to indicate locations with 100 or more data centers planned or constructed.