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,...
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....
Beat the odds survival manual
MacWelch, Tim
Ebook
The New York Times bestselling author teaches practical strategies for maximizing your chances--no matter how unlikely the crisis.This fast-paced yet level-headed survival guide from the author of Prepare for Anything breaks down the odds of facing dozens of scary...
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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