Books
May 6, 2018
Brantley Hargrove Chronicles the Life of Extraordinary Storm Chaser in ‘The Man Who Caught the Storm’
The book tells the triumphant and tragic story of Tim Samaras.
Tornados
The Daily Post
May 23, 2017
A Texas Couple Got Engaged in Front of a Tornado
An engagement photo with a twist(er).
The Daily Post
May 29, 2014
Mad Scientist Wants to Build a 100-Mile-Long, 1,000-Foot-Tall Tornado Wall in Texas
We don't see what could possibly go wrong.
Sports
April 4, 2014
A Tornado Snuck Up On The Frisco RoughRiders Baseball Game Last Night
Today in "wow, that's a crazy photo..."
January 21, 2013
Tornado-Ravaged Dallas-Fort Worth
Devastating photos and incredible video of the twisters that hit North Texas Tuesday afternoon.
The Culture
March 31, 2009
How to Chase a Tornado
The RationaleTexas soil is arguably Mother Nature’s favorite dance floor: More twisters touch down here annually than in any other state (132 on average). As a result, storm chasers consider the Panhandle and Red River Valley requisite destinations during tornado season (April through June). This activity won’t suit the lily-livered
News & Politics
June 30, 1996
So You Wanna Be a Storm Chaser?
Take Marty Feely’s Whirlwind Tours from Amarillo (707 W. Timberdell Road, Norman, OK 73072). Or attend a Skywarn spotter training seminar (call your county emergency services office).On the Internet Check out the Storm Chasers page on the World Wide Web (http://taiga.geog.niu.edu/chaser/chaser.html), featuring essays by Alan Moller and
News & Politics
June 30, 1996
Riders on the Storm
By the end of May, the weather in the Panhandle finally turned nasty, and two real-life tornado trackers cut to the chase.
News & Politics
June 30, 1996
Blown Away
Ninety-four years after the Goliad Tornado killed 114 people, why do we still ignore the warnings until it’s too late? A reflection on Texas’ worst twisters.
Being Texan
April 1, 1982
Texas Primer: The Tornado
The air is muggy, the sky turns an eerie green, then you hear a sound like a fleet of freight trains. Beware, Texas, it’s that time of year again.