WEATHER AT ITS WILDEST! AFTER A TORNADO, A CANCELED CHECK FROM GREAT BEND, INDIANA, WAS FOUND IN A CORNFIELD IN NEBRASKA-305 MILES AWAY!THE TEMPERATURE OF A LIGHTNING BOLT IS 5 TIMES HOTTER THAN THE surface OF THE SUN!AN ESTIMATED 12 MILLION TONS OF SOIL FELL ON chicago THE DAY AFTER A 1934 DUST STORM! Disaster movies seem almost tome next to the amazing real-life power of tornadoes, blizzards, floods, lightning storms, droughts, and hurricanes. With vivid accountsthat put you in the eye of the storm, hundreds of stranger-than-fiction facts, amazing survival stories, and even tips should you ever be caught in a natural disaster, Freaky Facts is a fascinating look at the dramatic and unpredictable world of extreme weather. SO HANG ONTO YOUR HATS -- MOTHER NATURE IS ABOUT TO TAKE YOU ON A WILD RIDE! Read Less