The science of a storm: How a 2% tornado risk turned into seven twisters that killed 25 people and destroyed thousands of buildings
At 12:41 a.m. on March 3, a 911 operator answered the call of a panicked man under the Jefferson Street Bridge in Nashville.”Are there current tornadoes on the ground?” he asked.The operator barely had a chance to respond.In the next instant, a forceful wind roared across the phone line.For 33 seconds, there was nothing but the impossibly loud sound of a violent tornado.When it passed, the man on the other end still gripped his […]
