Displaying 1 of 1 2007 Format: Book Author: Mathis, Nancy. Title: Storm warning : the story of a killer tornado / Nancy Mathis. Publisher, Date: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007. Description: x, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: An account of the May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak in Oklahoma, including the story of the F5 tornado "whose 300 mph winds were the fastest ever recorded on the planet." Includes material on Ted Fujita and Gary England. Subjects: Tornadoes -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City -- History -- 20th century. Tornado warning systems -- Oklahoma. Natural disaster warning systems -- United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-237). Contents: Nature's atom bomb -- A meteorological star -- A tornado forecast -- Searching for clues -- The tornado detective -- Priority one -- Hiding from the bear -- Inside the bear's cage -- Mr. Tornado sees his first -- A twister's journey -- Vortex -- The twister's aftermath -- Seeing the winds -- A tornado's grip. Web Site: Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2006051237 ISBN: 9780743280532 0743280539 9780743296601 0743296605 Other Number: 71842848 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 190419 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 551.553 Mathis Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
