A visit to SWIRLL

I’m am very late writing this post.  The struggles of being an academic who is working on a book are real.  I was very lucky to be hosted by tornado …

Radar Love

On a Friday in July of 1986, tornadoes touched down in the suburbs of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. A KARE News11 helicopter caught one of these tornadoes on video, …

Are some areas more tornado prone?

Conway rests almost square in the middle of Arkansas. In the early 90’s when I attended college in this Southern town there were fewer than 30,000 people.   Outside of the …

The Making of a Tornado

A siren goes off in the distance. It’s not stopping and the anxiety I feel rises with every second it continues. That sound, a warning, signals conditions are “right” for …