"The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century late, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that nearly destroyed the heart of a vibrant city. The author of the New York Times best-selling I survived series now brings you the vivid and true stories of two young people who survived these terrifying twisters, along with fascinating facts about tornadoes and profiles of the well-respected scientests and storm chasers who study them." --from back cover.

Includes biographical references (pages 156-157).

The Tri-State Tornado, 1925 -- The Joplin Tornado of 2011.