The Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman is a fictional account of a true story that happened in Grand Island, Nebraska on June 3, 1980. On that night, seven tornadoes roared through town killing four persons and injuring 134. After reading this story, you have decided to find out more about tornadoes and the destruction they can cause.
Task Welcome to the Night of the Twisters Web Quest.
As you journey through your quest, you will learn much about tornadoes. You will chart weather in your town and others. You will experience the destruction of a tornado through the eyes of actual survivors. You will find out about the type of climate that produces a tornado and you will be able to label tornadoes according to their severity. Finally, you will travel with a real-life storm chaser and compare and contrast his experiences to fictional storm chasers.