Wacky Weather! Freaks of the Storm: From Flying Cows to Stealing Thunder, by Randy Cerveny

Freaks of the Storm is a book I acquired a while back--from my late sister's collection, I think. We both enjoyed reading about marvelous phenomena. These "true weather stories" are interesting and amazing. And short! They make for a fun, brief little read. Each of the chapters covers a different weather aspect, such as tornadoes, lightning, hail, rain, etc. But there are also chapters for especially freakish weather events, grouped together at the end. One such chapter is titled "Oddest Weather Extremes."

I've been enjoying reading this book and I'm learning a lot about weather as a consequence! For instance, I now know what relative humidity is as well as dew point. He also gives advice in each chapter on how to deal with and survive severe weather. That is very useful information. 

Randy Cerveny

The writer is a professor of Geology at Arizona State University. If you want to read more about him, here is a website you can explore: Geology ASU.