What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley

With powerful emotion and gripping detail, Kim Cross weaves together the heart-wrenching stories of several characters - including three college students, a celebrity weatherman, and a team of hard-hit rescuers - to create a nail-biting chronicle in the Tornado Alley of America. April 27, 2011, marked the climax of a superstorm that saw a record 358 tornadoes rip through 21 states in 3 days, 7 hours, and 18 minutes. For some it's a story of survival, and for others it's the story of their last hours.. It was the deadliest day of the biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history, which saw 348 people killed, entire neighborhoods erased, and $11 billion in damage. No, it's not Oklahoma or Kansas; it's Alabama, where there are more tornado fatalities than anywhere in the US, where the trees and hills obscure the storms until they're bearing down upon you. But from the terrible destruction emerged everyday heroes, neighbors, and strangers who rescued each other from hell on earth

This girl that wrote this book has a rare gift This girl that wrote this book has a rare gift. Being from Vance Alabama, and being directly hit by a smaller tornado early the morning of April 27th, I lived through that day in shock at first I was hesitant to read this book because I didn't want to revisit the emotions from that day. I rarely talk about it. After reading it, I could not believe the amount of emotion it pulled from me. . Devestation and Grace candle I watched my home state get leveled and my heart was broken. This book broke my heart again, but rebuilt itrebuilt it relaying the stories of healing and people helping others. One of the most powerful books I've read in years. Thank you for putting the whole story out there. "DON'T READ DURING TORNADO SEASON" according to BGZap. After slogging through several other books that were disappointing and poorly written, this was a breath of fresh airso to speak.Well researched, well written, I really cared about the people she chose to populate her story. I read the book in a day, finishing at 1 in the morning when I put it down and listened to the wind rising outside. It took hours to settle down and by then, it was t