F5
Subtitle: devastation, survival, and the most violent tornado outbreak of the twentieth century
By: Mark Levine.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Miramax Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781401352202
Subjects: Tornadoes; U.S. History - 1970s; Nature; Nature/Ecology; Natural Disasters; United States - 20th Century; United States - State & Local - General; History / United States / 20th Century; Weather; 20th century; Alabama; History; Limestone County; United States
Other titles: F 5
Description: A history of the tornado outbreak of April 3, 1974, when, "over a sixteen-hour period ... 148 tornadoes ... covering thirteen states ... from Michigan to Mississippi," six of them in the F5 category. The author's focus is on Limestone County, Alabama. He includes a chapter on tornado scientist Tatsuya Fujita.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-304).