diff --git a/lib/nexrad/coord.py b/lib/nexrad/coord.py
index 66cddb5..85f1a76 100644
--- a/lib/nexrad/coord.py
+++ b/lib/nexrad/coord.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import shapely
+
 COORD_SYSTEM = 4326
 
 class Coord():
@@ -9,3 +11,12 @@ class Coord():
 
     def __str__(self):
         return '%f, %f' % (self.lon, self.lat)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_wkt(wkt: str):
+        try:
+            point = shapely.from_wkt(wkt)
+
+            return Coord(point.x, point.y)
+        except:
+            return None
diff --git a/lib/nexrad/db.py b/lib/nexrad/db.py
index c4c8aaa..c7f8e60 100644
--- a/lib/nexrad/db.py
+++ b/lib/nexrad/db.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class DatabaseTable():
 
     def __reset__(self):
         object.__setattr__(self, '__dirty__', False)
-        object.__setattr__(self, '__dirty_columns__', {k: 0 for k in self.columns})
+        object.__setattr__(self, '__dirty_columns__', {k: 0 for k in self.__columns__})
 
     def __setattr__(self, k, v):
         object.__setattr__(self, k, v)
@@ -59,12 +59,18 @@ class DatabaseTableCursor():
             return fn(row)
 
         obj = self.table()
+        cr  = getattr(self.table, '__columns_read__', None)
 
         for name in self.table.__columns__:
             try:
-                setattr(obj, name, getattr(row, name))
+                v = row[name]
+
+                if cr is not None and name in cr:
+                    setattr(obj, name, cr[name](v))
+                else:
+                    setattr(obj, name, v)
             except IndexError:
-                setattr(obj, name, None)
+                pass
 
         obj.__reset__()
 
diff --git a/lib/nexrad/radar.py b/lib/nexrad/radar.py
index da1c2e5..24408f9 100644
--- a/lib/nexrad/radar.py
+++ b/lib/nexrad/radar.py
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class Radar(DatabaseTable):
         'coord': 'ST_AsText(coord) as coord'
     }
 
+    __columns_read__ = {
+        'coord': Coord.from_wkt
+    }
+
     __columns_write__ = {
         'coord': 'MakePoint(:coord_lon, :coord_lat, {crs})'.format(crs=COORD_SYSTEM)
     }
diff --git a/lib/nexrad/storm.py b/lib/nexrad/storm.py
index ff047d7..f70942f 100644
--- a/lib/nexrad/storm.py
+++ b/lib/nexrad/storm.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import re
 import gzip
 import csv
 import datetime
-import shapely
 
 from nexrad.db    import DatabaseTable
 from nexrad.coord import Coord, COORD_SYSTEM
@@ -102,6 +101,13 @@ class StormReport(DatabaseTable):
         'coord_end':   'ST_AsText(coord_end) as coord_end'
     }
 
+    __columns_read__ = {
+        'timestamp_start': datetime.datetime.fromisoformat,
+        'timestamp_end':   datetime.datetime.fromisoformat,
+        'coord_start':     Coord.from_wkt,
+        'coord_end':       Coord.from_wkt
+    }
+
     __columns_write__ = {
         'coord_start': 'MakePoint(:coord_start_lon, :coord_start_lat, {crs})'.format(crs=COORD_SYSTEM),
         'coord_end':   'MakePoint(:coord_end_lon, :coord_end_lat, {crs})'.format(crs=COORD_SYSTEM)
@@ -125,35 +131,6 @@ class StormReport(DatabaseTable):
     coord_start:      Coord
     coord_end:        Coord
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def __from_row__(row):
-        report = StormReport()
-
-        report.id               = row['id']
-        report.timestamp_start  = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(row['timestamp_start'])
-        report.timestamp_end    = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(row['timestamp_end'])
-        report.episode_id       = row['episode_id']
-        report.state            = row['state']
-        report.event_type       = row['event_type']
-        report.wfo              = row['wfo']
-        report.locale_start     = row['locale_start']
-        report.locale_end       = row['locale_end']
-        report.tornado_f_rating = row['tornado_f_rating']
-
-        try:
-            c = shapely.from_wkt(row['coord_start'])
-            report.coord_start = Coord(c.x, c.y)
-        except:
-            report.coord_start = None
-
-        try:
-            c = shapely.from_wkt(row['coord_end'])
-            report.coord_end = Coord(c.x, c.y)
-        except:
-            report.coord_end = None
-
-        return report
-
     @staticmethod
     def from_csv_row(row: dict):
         report = StormReport()