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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsComing Soon: An Update to the Definitive Book on U.S. Tornadoes- Bob Henson
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/coming-soon-update-definitive-book-us-tornadoes<snip>
The creator of the de facto bible of U.S. tornado history and climatology is on a mission, and its a big one. Independent researcher Thomas Grazulis has embarked on a major update of his magnum opus: the 1340-page Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. The update, which will extend through 2019 this mammoth census of all known U.S. tornadoes rated at least F2/EF2, is already sparking excitement among storm enthusiasts, researchers, and print-book lovers.
Long out of print, Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 was available at last check from a third-party seller on Amazon.com for a cool $634.11. The books only supplement to date, covering the period 1992-1995, could be acquired for $4 used or $526.09 new.
Published in 1993, just before the rise of the Internet, Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 could have been a simple database. As a print volume, though, its compulsively browsable, and it has a heft and authority that befits the meticulous work Grazulis has carried out since 1970. To produce the book, Grazulis pored through a variety of sourcesincluding more than 10,000 microfilm newspaper reels at more than 100 libraries across 41 statesin order to piece together and verify details on thousands of twisters that predate the official NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center database, which goes back to 1950. In all, the book documents 12,209 tornadoes.
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Coming Soon: An Update to the Definitive Book on U.S. Tornadoes- Bob Henson (Original Post)
malaise
Jun 2018
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underpants
(182,830 posts)1. Well he definitely knows his torpedoes
Damn!
malaise
(269,061 posts)2. And then some
underpants
(182,830 posts)5. I swear I read "torpedoes"
mitch96
(13,912 posts)3. I often wonder about how tornadoes effected Plains Indians..
I mean in the middle of the nite a twister comes by and scatters all the Teepee to the four winds? How did they deal with it. Their stomping grounds is right in Tornado ally...
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malaise
(269,061 posts)4. Great question n/t
Docreed2003
(16,864 posts)7. Very interesting....
Now living back in the area in which I grew up, I can assure you that middle TN has seen a surge of tornadoes since 1991...as well as West TN. Would love to read his addition.