Severe Weather Awareness Week

Make sure you are prepared for the upcoming severe weather season- from forecasting science to prep and safety, we've got you covered!

Updated March 4, 2026
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What stands in a storm : three days in the worst superstorm to hit the South's tornado alley
Cross, Kim
Paper Book
Immersive reporting and dramatic storytelling set you right in the middle of the horrific superstorm of April 2011, a weather event that killed 348 people. April 27, 2011, marked the climax of a superstorm that saw a record 358 tornadoes rip through twenty-one states in three days,...
The tornado : nature's ultimate windstorm
Grazulis, T. P.
Paper Book
Accounts of tornado touchdowns add human interest to this explanation of the tornado phenomenon for general readers. Tornado formation and lifecycle, forecasting, and wind speeds are addressed, as well as tornado myths and safety, tornado records, tornado risk, and tornadoes outside the US. A list o
Storm kings : the untold history of America's first tornado chasers
Sandlin, Lee.
Paper Book
With 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations From the acclaimed author of Wicked River comes Storm Kings, a riveting tale of supercell tornadoes and the quirky, pioneering, weather-obsessed scientists whose discoveries created the science of modern meteorology....
The man who caught the storm : the life of legendary tornado chaser Tim Samaras
Hargrove, Brantley
Paper Book
The life and death saga of one of history's greatest storm chasers: a tour-de-force tale of obsession, ingenuity, and the race to understand nature's fiercest phenomenon--the tornado. "An instant classic of Americana." --Hampton Sides "Many a novel is not written...
Complete illustrated handbook of survival how to survive disasters on land sea and in the ai
Akkermans, Anthonio
Paper Book
Total survival : how to organize your life, home, vehicle, and family for natural disasters, civil unrest, financial meltdowns, medical epidemics, and political upheaval
Jones, James C.
Paper Book
Now preppers can be ready for any possible emergency as James C. Jones shares his fifty years of experience as an advocate for survival, preparedness, and self-reliance. In Total Survival, veteran survivalist James C. Jones delivers tips that cover the most likely needs of...
Beat the odds survival manual
MacWelch, Tim
Paper Book
In this action-oriented book, a survival expert walks you through what to do in dozens of scary situations, from riding out a tsunami to surviving the fall of civilization. Fast-paced and remarkably practical, this latest book from best-selling survival expert Tim MacWelch breaks...
The rescuer
Henderson, Dee.
Paper Book
Stephen O'Malley is a paramedic who has rescued people all his life. But he'll never forget this night: a kidnapping, a storm, and a race to rescue the woman he loves...
Desperate Creed
Kava, Alex.
Paper Book
A TRAILBLAZER IN THE K-9 FICTION GENRE, Kava creates a "dynamic between Ryder and his canines that reveals a world rarely shared in fiction and perhaps nowhere presented more effectively than in this series." --Phil Jason, Florida Weekly Award...
Thunder and rain
Martin, Charles
Paper Book
Third generation Texas Ranger Tyler Steele is the last of a dying breed-- a modern day cowboy hero living in a world that doesn't quite understand his powerful sense of right and wrong and instinct to defend those who can't defend themselves. Despite his strong moral compass, Ty has trouble...
Angel by her side a heaven on earth novel
Reid, Ruth, 1963-
Paper Book
Katie has lived through tragedy and heartache. But with the angel Elias by her side, the best years of her life are just ahead. When Katie Bender's fiancé died in a tragic accident, so did her hope of finding love. Though heartbroken, Katie is also practical. In the years...
Good Hope Road
Wingate, Lisa.
Paper Book
In a time of crisis, two women come together and set off down a road of hope in this novel in the Tending Roses series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours.   Twenty-year-old Jenilee Lane, whose dreams are as narrow...
Flood in the desert
Rapley, Rob
DVD
Explore the story of the March 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. The flood killed more than 400 people, destroyed millions of dollars of property and washed away the reputation of William Mulholland, one of Southern California's most...
Mr. Tornado
Rossi, Michael
DVD
The Super Outbreak of 1974 was the most intense tornado outbreak on record, tearing a vicious path of destruction across thirteen states, generating 148 tornadoes from Alabama to Ontario, damaging thousands of homes, and killing more than 300 people.

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