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
Ebook
The saga of the greatest tornado chaser who ever lived: a tale of obsession and daring and an extraordinary account of humanity's high-stakes race to understand nature's fiercest phenomenon from Brantley Hargrove, "one of today's great science writers" (The Washington Post).<...
The Complete Illustrated Handbook of Survival: The Ultimate Practical Guide to Staying Alive in Extreme Conditions and Emergency Situations in All Environments, Anywhere in the World
Akkermans, Anthonio
Paper Book
The rescuer
Henderson, Dee.
Audiobook
Stephen O'Malley is a paramedic who has been rescuing people all his life. But he's running now -- from the burden of his profession, from the grief of losing his sister, and from a God he doesn't want to trust. He's run into a mystery. Stolen jewels are turning up in unexpected places, and his...
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...
An angel by her side
Reid, Ruth
Paper Book
With the help of the angel Elias, one willful schoolteacher is about to learn a lesson in what it means to carry a cross for the person she loves.
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 #1New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours. Twenty-year-old Jenilee Lane, whose dreams are as narrow as the sky is wide,...
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.
Twisters : the real story
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