I survived true stories : tornado terror /
Tornado terror
Lauren Tarshis
- First edition
- New York : Scholastic Press, c2017.
- 157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
- I survived true stories ; 3 .
- Tarshis, Lauren. I survived true stories ; 3. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-157)
The tri-state tornado -- The Joplin tornado of 2011.
The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists and storm chasers.