‘Tornado Spring’ is the first of a series of travel-adventure books, Richards describes his adventures and experiences with an intelligent blend of nostalgia, humour and keen observation.
The average number of tornados in the USA for the month of April is normally around 135 but in April 2011 there were over 600. It was the worst month for tornados on record in the United States. On April 27th there were over 190 tornados recorded, the most ever in a single day. The tornado outbreak of April 2011 killed over 350 people, 65 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27th alone. This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in over 85 years. It was at the beginning of April 2011 that we embarked on our journey with the aim of driving a motorhome around the USA. We planned to complete the tour in three stages the first of which would take us from Florida in the south up the eastern side of America to the Canadian border. We were not to know that we would be travelling the full height of the United States during the worst tornado outbreak in history. This is the true story of that journey.
“A nice blend of short biographical stories combined with a real-life adventure” (CB), “Found it to be an enjoyable and pleasant read” (KEW), “Nice reflections on the writers past” and “I particularly enjoyed the ending. It made me think”. It was “very enjoyable, I read it in one day” (WW).
The average number of tornados in the USA for the month of April is normally around 135 but in April 2011 there were over 600. It was the worst month for tornados on record in the United States. On April 27th there were over 190 tornados recorded, the most ever in a single day. The tornado outbreak of April 2011 killed over 350 people, 65 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27th alone. This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in over 85 years. It was at the beginning of April 2011 that we embarked on our journey with the aim of driving a motorhome around the USA. We planned to complete the tour in three stages the first of which would take us from Florida in the south up the eastern side of America to the Canadian border. We were not to know that we would be travelling the full height of the United States during the worst tornado outbreak in history. This is the true story of that journey.
“A nice blend of short biographical stories combined with a real-life adventure” (CB), “Found it to be an enjoyable and pleasant read” (KEW), “Nice reflections on the writers past” and “I particularly enjoyed the ending. It made me think”. It was “very enjoyable, I read it in one day” (WW).
