Author

Publication

2007 - Miramax Books, New York

Language

English

Word Count

76,750 words, Guess

Page Count

307 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009275781
  • Goodreads195099
  • LibraryThing2871158

Classifications

  • DDC551.55/3
  • LCCQC955.5.U6 L48 2007

Alternate Titles

  • F 5

Description

A history of the tornado outbreak of April 3, 1974, when, "over a sixteen-hour period ... 148 tornadoes ... covering thirteen states ... from Michigan to Mississippi," six of them in the F5 category. The author's focus is on Limestone County, Alabama. He includes a chapter on tornado scientist Tatsuya Fujita.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • F5: devastation, survival, and the most violent tornado outbreak of the twentieth centuryHardcoverMiramax Books2007-01-01

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