The 2011 Super Outbreak took place between April 25 through April 28. In total, there were 360 recorded tornadoes during this three day time span, with 175 of those hitting Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Some of these tornadoes were rated as EF5 tornadoes, which is the highest rating that is given to this type of weather event. April 27 was especially destructive and deadly, especially in Alabama. I remember that day very well, as I had gone out adventuring and got home just an hour before everything kicked off here in the Chattanooga area. In fact, there is a cemetery not far from my house that has a headstone that was impaled by a piece of a tree, which you can still see today. It kind of looks like a bullet hole. I can clearly see all of the damaged things in my mind, and how people were finding papers and pictures littered around from Alabama and Georgia in their yards. 324 people died as a direct result of the tornadoes, and 24 more died from other injuries, such as lightening and flooding.

I bought this book with my Audible credits, and the listening time was about eight hours. I started it last night, and finished it today at work. I am so grateful that I can listen to things at work!! If you are interested in the physical copy, it is just over 300 pages. This book was well written. The only complaint that I have is with the narration of the Audible version...the fake Southern accent got on my nerves. (However, the real Southern accents I have to listen to all the time and speak in also gets on my nerves, so this could just be a me problem.) The author really took her time getting the personalities of the people discussed in the book to come through. She wrote about this disaster and the lives lost in a very informative and respectful way. This is a solid disaster book, and I am really looking forward to reading another book also written by this author. If you are interested in disasters and/or weather, do yourself a favor and check this book out.