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My Favorite Tornado Book Recs
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items As a tornado historian, I have an addiction to collecting books about tornadoes. These are some of my favorites.
One of the best books about the Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974 and the impact it had on North Alabama.
F5: Devastation, Survival & the Most Violent Tornado Outbreak of 20th ...
A wonderfully written and haunting account of some of the victims and survivors of the April 27, 2011 Super Outbreak.
What Stands in a Storm: A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst ...
From Thomas P. Grazulis, arguably the leading expert on tornado history, this is a wonderful book I've owned for several years. Really need to read it again soon.
The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm
This is the book that started my obsession with tornado history at eight years old. I have still have my copy in a place of honor on my tornado bookshelf.
Killer Storms by George Laycock Weekly Reader Books 1979 Has Marks
This may be the next tornado book I read. It's just going to be hard. This little girl lost pretty much her entire family on April 27, 2011 in the tornado that went through Ruth, Alabama. But she also got to see Heaven and was allowed to come back to...
The Girl Who Saw Heaven: A Fateful Tornado and a Journey of Faith
Even after the Super Outbreak of April 27, 2011, the Tri-State Tornado of 1925 remains the deadliest tornado event in history. While there are many books on this event, this was the first one I ever read about it, and so far is my favorite. But of co...
The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925: Akin, Wallace
This book is one of the next I plan to get. (I'm addicted, remember?) Love him or hate him, Reed Timmer is the GOAT of storm chasing, so this should be an amazing read.
Into the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-Defying ...
May 3, 1999 is a day that will live in infamy for the residents of Oklahoma. This is a great book that takes you through the events of that extraordinary day.
Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado - Books
This was such a great read about the “Candlestick Park Tornado” of March 3, 1966, in Jackson, Mississippi. It stayed with me long after I read it…it was just that haunting.
A World Turned Over: A Killer Tornado and the Lives It Changed Forever
One of my favorite tornado books that I go back to again and again. Alabama is no stranger to deadly tornadoes, and neither is the author, having living and worked in North Alabama. Absolutely recommend this one.
A History of Alabama's Deadliest Tornadoes: Disaster in Dixie
While the movie Twister is anything but meteorologically correct, it's still one of my favorite movies. So when this book came out years ago, you know I just had to have it. And it's pretty interesting!
Twister: The Science of Tornadoes and the Making of an adventure Movie
Such a great book after the horrible Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011, but be prepared if you cry easily.
5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado: Turner, Randy
While several states were hit by tornadoes during the Super Outbreak of April 27, 2011, Alabama was the worst devastated. The title of this book comes from when James Spann, chief meteorologist of ABC 33/40 in Birmingham was watching an EF4 tornado p...
All You Can Do Is Pray by James Spann
While this book is not considered a tornado book, I feel I should include it because a lot of what I know about weather and tornado history came from this man. James Spann, an Alabama meteorologist, is a legend not only in this state, but also the So...
Weathering Life by James Spann
Thomas P. Grazulis is considered the expert in tornado history and “the big green book” is a must for any tornado historian.
Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 - Chronology & Analysis