Books and kit for storm fans
A short, sensible list. You don’t need any of it to enjoy tornadoes from a long way away.
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Weather watching
- Home weather stations (affiliate link)Log temperature, rain, wind and air pressure, and compare your readings with the forecast.
- Handheld anemometers (affiliate link)Measure the wind yourself. An EF0 tornado starts at 65 mph; a windy day at the park is nowhere near.
- Cloud charts (affiliate link)Learn to tell a wall cloud from a shelf cloud, and a cumulonimbus from a cumulus.
Ready for a storm
- Wind-up emergency radios (affiliate link)Wind-up or solar radios for news and warnings when the power goes off.
- Wind-up torches (affiliate link)For power cuts. No batteries to go flat.
- Power banks (affiliate link)Keep a phone charged for alerts if the power goes off.
- Emergency whistles (affiliate link)A loud whistle to let people know where you are.
Books and science
- Tornado books for children (affiliate link)Stories and facts about how tornadoes work.
- Weather books for grown-ups (affiliate link)Clouds, storms and how forecasts are made.
- Vortex bottle connectors (affiliate link)Join two bottles and swirl the water to make your own spinning vortex.