xi, 307 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Note
"Miramax books."
Subtitle on cover: "One town's survival of the most violent tornado outbreak of the twentieth century."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-304).
Contents
The people of Limestone County, Alabama -- PART ONE. Forecast -- Limestone: Wednesday morning -- Supercell -- Limestone: law and death -- Mr. Tornado -- Limestone: Wednesday afternoon -- Outbreak -- PART TWO. The crossroads -- Home -- Disaster: an interlude -- Triage -- Daybreak -- EPILOGUE. Mysteries of severe storms -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments.
