This book focused mainly on how storms and tornadoes form, and very little information on the tornados effect on the great plains and the people who live there. Alot of the language is very technical and hard to understand (unless you are a scientist or expert). There are some interesting stories but not enough to make buying this book worthwile. This book is recommended for experts, and not lay people. I was interested in specific tornadoes and the effects on people and this book didn't deliver it.