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Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado Hardback - 2007

by Nancy Mathis

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"The Perfect Storm" on the prairie, "Storm Warning" is a compulsively readable account of one of the most terrible tornadoes in history -- and the extraordinary people who kept it from becoming the deadliest.

May 3, 1999, is a day that Oklahomans will never forget. By the time the sun set over a ravaged plain, some 71 tornadoes had claimed 11,000 homes and businesses and caused a billion dollars in damages. One of them was a mile-wide monster of incredible power, the fiercest F5 twister to hit a metropolitan area, and whose 300 mph winds were the fastest ever recorded on the planet.

Veteran journalist Nancy Mathis draws on numerous interviews to weave the story of those few terrifying hours that irrevocably changed the lives of many Oklahomans. "Storm Warning" features Kara Wiese, who fought to save her son from the fatal winds, and Charlie Cusack, who followed the tornado's progress on television until it came knocking on his front door. Amazingly, only thirty-eight people perished at the hands of the Oklahoma F5. Many lives were saved by the efforts of professionals such as Ted Fujita, the creator of the Fujita Scale (dubbed "Mr. Tornado" for his relentless pursuit to unravel a twister's mysteries); the oft-criticized but dogged government meteorologists; and Gary England, a resourceful TV weatherman whose tireless efforts prepared hundreds of people in the tornado's path. "Storm Warning" alternates between personal stories and the history of the struggle to understand this bewildering force of Mother Nature, creating a nail-biting, captivating look at surviving the fury from the skies.

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  • Title Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado
  • Author Nancy Mathis
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 237
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books, New York
  • Publication date March 6, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780743280532 / 0743280539
  • Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.52 x 6.36 x 1.15 in (24.18 x 16.15 x 2.92 cm)
  • Category Nature
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006051237
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551.553

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Touchstone, 2007. Hardcover. New/New. Author: Nancy MathisPublisher: TouchstoneBinding: HardcoverISBN: 9780743280532Release Date: 2007Number Of Pages: 256Details: The Perfect Storm on the prairie, Storm Warning is a compulsively readable account of one of the most terrible tornadoes in history -- and the extraordinary people who kept it from becoming the deadliest.May 3, 1999, is a day that Oklahomans will never forget. By the time the sun set over a ravaged plain, some 71 tornadoes had claimed 11,000 homes and businesses and caused a billion dollars in damages. One of them was a mile-wide monster of incredible power, the fiercest F5 twister to hit a metropolitan area, and whose 300 mph winds were the fastest ever recorded on the planet.Veteran journalist Nancy Mathis draws on numerous interviews to weave the story of those few terrifying hours that irrevocably changed the lives of many Oklahomans. Storm Warning features Kara Wiese, who fought to save her son from the fatal winds, and Charlie… Read more
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Touchstone, 2007. Hardcover. New/New. Author: Nancy MathisPublisher: TouchstoneBinding: HardcoverISBN: 9780743280532Release Date: 2007Number Of Pages: 256Details: The Perfect Storm on the prairie, Storm Warning is a compulsively readable account of one of the most terrible tornadoes in history -- and the extraordinary people who kept it from becoming the deadliest.May 3, 1999, is a day that Oklahomans will never forget. By the time the sun set over a ravaged plain, some 71 tornadoes had claimed 11,000 homes and businesses and caused a billion dollars in damages. One of them was a mile-wide monster of incredible power, the fiercest F5 twister to hit a metropolitan area, and whose 300 mph winds were the fastest ever recorded on the planet.Veteran journalist Nancy Mathis draws on numerous interviews to weave the story of those few terrifying hours that irrevocably changed the lives of many Oklahomans. Storm Warning features Kara Wiese, who fought to save her son from the fatal winds, and Charlie… Read more
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