Arkansas Tornadoes: The Natural State's Deadliest Twisters
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1530122481 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Arkansas Tornadoes - A Focus On The Biggest and Worst" according to Ronald A. Hahn. Accounts of the deadliest Arkansas tornadoes, the deadliest tornado day, the longest track tornadoes, and the deadliest decade in Arkansas history are given in this book. An interesting appendix is that containing a summary of those Arkansas towns which have been hit by m. Thank You The author acknowledges that Arkansas is part of Tornado Alley. Especially in Vilonia amd Mayflower. I think this book is very helpful for research and is a very efficient read. The author cuts down to the facts. To the author, well done and thank you.
Marlene Bradford has spent most of her life in Tornado Alley. Her doctoral dissertation at Texas A&M University was the story of the tornado watch and warning system which was published in 2001 by the University of Oklahoma Press under the title Scanning the Skies: A History of Tornado Forecasting. She is also the
About the Author Marlene Bradford has spent most of her life in Tornado Alley. The author has recently retired from more than twenty years of teaching U.S. She is also the author of Texas Tornadoes: The Lone Star State’s Deadliest Twisters and the editor of Notable Natural Disasters. Her love (besides tornadoes) is teaching. Her doctoral dissertation at Texas A&M University was the story of the tornado watch and warning system which was published in 2001 by the University of Oklahoma Press under the title Scanning the Skies: A History of Tornado Forecasting. history at the college and high school level and
This book focuses on superlatives: the deadliest tornadoes and outbreaks (multiple tornadoes on the same day) both before and after 1953 (the beginning of the modern era of tornado forecasting), the deadliest day, year, and decade, the longest tornado, and the largest number of tornadoes in one day. These accounts encompass more than 50 counties and several hundred towns and communities on which these monsters of nature inflicted pain from 1898 through 2015.. Also included are stories of twisters that did not earn a superlative but are historically important, tornadoes that struck schools, towns that suffered multiple tornado strikes, and tornado safety rules. Arkansas is in