Storm Chasers: The Wild and Violent Skies of Kansas

This book will take you through the adventures of the extreme weather and skies of Kansas, through the eyes of a storm chaser who traveled there every year since the end of the twentieth century. Stunning landscapes, impressive cloud formations, strong winds, giant hail, flooding, and tornadoes were all encountered on his storm chasing endeavors in this amazing state. See the effects of three air masses--dry air from the Desert Southwest, warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico states to the southeast, and cold air from Canada to the north--converge on a state that is in the center stage of "Tornado Alley," causing some of the most interesting and bizarre weather unlike anywhere else on Earth.

CHRISTOPHER COLLURA has been actively pursuing severe weather before he even had a driver's license in the mid - to late 1980s. He began chasing storms in 1986 and has purposely been in nearly fifty tropical storms and hurricanes since late 1987. Since 1999, he has been logging countless miles each year chasing tornadoes in the Central USA, better known as Tornado Alley. He has experienced tornadoes, tropical cyclones, hailstorms, wind, snowstorms, and more. More of his work can be found at www.sky-chaser.com.