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 later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists, and storm chasers.

True tornado survival stories -- Amazing facts from history and today. Real kids. Real disasters. This edition is available for distribution only through the school market. Earth Science -- Weather.

introduction: The Devil's Wind. --"Everybody Must Be Dead": The Tri-State Tornado, 1925. -- The Tri-State Files : My Research Journey -- The Tri-State Tornado: By the Numbers -- Path of Destruction: The Tri-State's 219 Mile Journey of Death -- After the Tornado: Shattered Lives, Shattered Land -- If You Lived in the 1920s -- Adventures in Weather Science -- John Finley: Tornado Genius -- History's Deadliest Tornadoes. -- The Evil Swirling Darkness: The Joplin Tornado of 2011. -- The Joplin Files : My Journey to Joplin -- The Strength of Joplin -- The Joplin Tornado: By the Numbers -- Why the US is the World Capital of Tornadoes -- Can You Speak Tornado? -- The Man Called Mr. Tornado -- Hail Horrors -- World of Storm Chasers -- When a Storm Chase Turns Deadly -- Staying Safe in Tornadoes.