A history of Alabama's deadliest tornadoes : disaster in Dixie

Summary:

Journey just west of America's infamous Tornado Alley to Alabama, home to some of the deadliest tornadoes of the past century. These twisters remain etched in the collective memory of the people, from the 1908 Dixie tornado, regarded as one of the most brutal tornadoes in U.S. history, to the 1998 Birmingham tornado, the most expensive twister in Alabama's history. Discover how the 1932 Deep South Tornadoes resulted in 268 fatalities and millions of dollars in damage, and read the terrifying account of the 1977 Smithfield Tornadoes, which rocked this Birmingham suburb with as many as six twisters in a one-hour span. Join local journalist Kelly Kazek as she shares the tales of these natural disasters and the hardy Alabamians who endured them.

Record details

ISBN: 9781596299115
ISBN: 1596299118
Physical Description: 124 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Charleston, SC : History Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Alabama, state of chaos: a history of deadly tornadoes -- 1908 Dixie super outbreak: "Unprecedented in the history of the state" -- May 26 and 27, 1924: two days, two tornadoes, two families gone -- 1932 deep South outbreak: a family torn apart -- 1974 super outbreak: "Black Wednesday" -- November 15, 1989: "This is not natural" -- March 27, 1994: "She sang, she danced, she painted, she climbed" -- Birmingham in 1956, 1977, and 1998: "Whole communities were wiped out" -- Freaks of nature: strange but true tornado tales -- How to be safe in a storm.