Bibliograph

What stands in a storm, three days in the worst superstorm to hit the South's tornado alley, Kim Cross ; foreword by Rick Bragg

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What stands in a storm, three days in the worst superstorm to hit the South's tornado alley, Kim Cross ; foreword by Rick Bragg

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What stands in a storm

Oclc number

883148129

Responsibility statement

Kim Cross ; foreword by Rick Bragg

Sub title

three days in the worst superstorm to hit the South's tornado alley

Summary

Weaving together heart-wrenching stories with immersive reporting and dramatic storytelling, a gripping account of a weather event in April 2011 that saw a record 358 tornadoes rip through 21 states in three days shows how things that tear our world apart also reveal what holds us together

Table Of Contents

The storm. Racing the storm ; Trouble on the horizon ; The calm ; The prelude ; The opening act ; Ground truth ; Scanning the skies ; Tornado down ; Birth of a weatherman ; Red-letter day ; Unbroken ; Chasers ; Safe place ; Cordova ; Code Gray ; Entrapment ; Slouching toward Tuscaloosa ; The train -- The aftermath. The rescue ; The silence ; Under siege ; the house ; Charleston Square ; Beverly Heights ; Twilight ; The search ; The unthinkable ; Graduation day ; The walk ; Chance ; The wake -- The recovery. Picking up the pieces ; But not destroyed ; The wedding ; Healing ; One step at a time ; The anniversary ; Remembering ; The master

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