Weather Reading

[Scott Bilyou]

What are some good introductory weather books/articles to read? I am already reading "The Weather Book" by Jack Williams. How about other resources?

 

[mikegeukes]

Some Introduction to Meteorology Textbooks:
Authors Names:
Ackerman & Knox
Aguado & Burt
Ahrens
Danielson, Levin, & Abrams
Lutgens & Tarbuck
Moran & Morgan
Nese & Grenci
Rauber, Walsh, & Charlevoix

 

[Scott Bilyou]

Thank you for that. I also browsed your web site. That is a lot of stuff! Right now, it seems overwhelming, but I know that the more I learn, the less overwhelming it will be. Thank you for your expertise, and for what you do.

 

[Jason Foster]

A few recommendations

I wasn't sure if you meant for educational enhancement or for enjoyment.

One for enjoyment would be Howard (Howie) Bluestein's book Tornado Alley: Monster Storms of the Great Plains

I also like CubeBook's The Sky (mostly photography).

Curious to see what other's recommend.

 

[Mike Krzywonski]

Some books that have helped me are as follows:

1. All of Tim Vasquez's weather books
2. Any intro. to meteorology college textbook, such as The Atmosphere by Lutgens, or Meteorology Today by Ahrens
3. NOAA's Basic & Advanced Spotter's Field Guide
4. Tornado Talk by Tim Marshall
5. Storm Chase Manual by Tim Marshall
6. Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, & Hail! by Chaston
7. Adventures In Tornado Alley by Hollingshead & Nguyen
8. Tornado Alley by Bluestein
9. All About Lightning by Uman
10. Restless Skies by Douglas

You may be able to find some of these used at a discounted price on Abebooks.com
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[Scott Nelson]

Good thread Scott. I was thinking about adding this particular question to my "budding meterologist" post but a seperate conversation is much better. The school text books are kind of useless when it comes to weather info. Maybe the S.T. site and contributors could put out it's own book(s) covering all topics. From Storm chasing to various levels of weather info. As great as ALL the websites are...nothing beats the inspiration kids (and adults) get from sometimes just looking at a book.

 

[Chris Lott]

My wife bought me an old paperback book about 5 or 6 years ago in Dallas, written by former KXAS meteorologist Harold Taft called Texas Weather. It's a good book that covers all kinds of weather and has a lot of info on historic events in Texas. I'm not sure if you can still find it though. It costs a whopping $2.95.

EDIT: Actually you can still buy it, I found a link to purchase it, for $10.95.

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/ListingDetails?bi=756036878&cm_mmc=gbase-_-us-_-gbase-_-756036878

 

[Scott Bilyou]

Thanks for your recommendations. I appreciate it very much. That is quite a list, and one that could keep me pretty busy. It's tempting to bypass the basics and dive right into the exciting stuff such as severe weather, but I know better. I'm glad for having a place to come and ask my humble questions to seasoned weather experts as those of you on S.T.

 

[Karla Dorman]

For a basic description of weather, Weather for Dummies. =] Helps me to understand a bit better. 'Cause I'm a dummy who wants to know more, but not smart enough to read the techical hows and whys of weather! LOL

For entertainment, Big Weather (Mark Svenvold). About chasing. =]

Weathering the Storm: Tornadoes, Television, and Turmoil, Gary England. VERY good.

Dick Goddard's Weather Guide and Almanac: For Northeast Ohio, Dick Goddard (Chief Meterologist at Cleveland, Ohio's WJW Fox 8) - Mainly about Ohio weather, but still, VERY good.

And yes, Harold Taft's Texas Weather. Bit outdated, but still, fascinating. (If anyone understood Texas Weather, it was him. *I'm* still trying LOL)

Hope this helps.

 

[Scott Bilyou]

Thanks for your input too, Karla. I appreciate the input from folks more "seasoned" in weather than I am.

 

[Karla Dorman]

More "seasoned"?!? Thank you, Scott, you give me too much credit! I'm new at chasing, too. LOL Especially with having no car, have to chase off the front porch. *sigh* Have to start somewhere. LOL

Do love reading about weather, though.

 

[Jason Haller]

I'm just a newb but I would strongly recommend the Storm Chasing Handbook and Weather Forecasting Handbook by Tim Vasquez over at weathergraphics.com. I found them good reads and very informative.

 

[Jason Foster]

Another Book Recommendation.

I picked up a book a while ago, was pretty decent. Title is Storm Country by Pete Davies. I originally bought it because I thought it was the same author as Jon Davies (was only looking at the last name).

It is not heavily focused on storm chasing, although he does try to get storms while traveling in a broad area of the central US. Pete is from England and gives a fresh view of the central US and his experiences while traveling through those areas. It's not bad, but not fantastic either. I actually forgot I read it, until I pulled the rest of my weather books out of storage.

 

[S. Goodwin]

Mike,

Thanks for your list of good books. I was going to ask this question but Scott beat me to it. I went to the library the other day and checked out 3 of them. They look incredibly interesting!

 

[Jon Miller]

' The Severe Local Storm Forecasting Primer ' by John Sturtevant , is pretty good but is out of print now . I've seen used one's on Amazon, eBay etc.