Storm Chaser: The Stunning Skies of Tornado Alley by Ron Stenz 

This book will take you through the ferocious storms and awe-inspiring skies of "Tornado Alley" through the eyes of a storm chaser and tornado researcher. See the jaw dropping results as shear, lift, instability, and moisture all come together in abundance above vast and open landscapes to create stunning unlike anywhere else in the world. 

Paperback 

96 pages

ISBN 978-1-63499-443-9

About the author: Ron Stenz is a meteorology professor at the College of DuPage who leads multiple educationally focused storm chasing trips each spring and summer. His photography focuses on capturing the vivid storms of Tornado Alley for use in the classroom, teaching future meteorologists and storm chasers. As a tornado researcher using supercomputer simulations to try to better understand one of weather's most powerful processes, Ron travels the plains each year in search of violent storms because there is still no substitute for witnessing the true power of nature in person.

Image description: The cover illustration shows a storm scene under a dark, turbulent sky streaked with flashes of lightning on the top half of the cover. The title is printed in big, white, letters in the center of the cover, with the subtitle below it in yellow letters. The bottom half of the cover displays an open farmland with tornado funnels coming down from the clouds. The author's name is printed at the bottom of the cover.