...that, for those of us who do not  have pay cable, you still see the 30-year old Twister  on TV all of the time (it was on national TV Saturday afternoon) but never see 2024's Twisters?

I'm going to try to give you some impressions without spoilers.  Liked the movie; the three others in our party liked it more than I. I suspect that was because I was influenced by the too-many scientific errors. There's not much chemistry between Kate and Tyler, the two leads.  Kate and Tyler are probably the two worst storm chasers in history. I can't explain why without spoiling parts of the movie but I suspect you'll figure out what I mean.  Twisters  was probably the least impressive IMAX movie I've seen. Normally, I love IMAX but it didn't seem to be more vivid or exciting than I suspect it would on a regular screen. That said, the special effects are terrific.  A movie theatre (for the same reasons as a non-reinforced gym) is a terrible place to shelter during a tornado. The roof can too easily collapse.  Hope Reed Timmer and Pecos Hank received payment for the use of their characters.  I give the movie  three out 🌪️🌪️🌪️ of four funnel c...

With the opening of Twisters today, we weather geeks will be out in force for the next few weeks.  "Doctor Rick" is trying to keep things under control.  😉  The first time I took Kathleen out on a date, she initially would not go out on a second because "all I did was talk about weather." Too bad Dr. Rick wasn't around in those days.  Until the excitement of Twisters  and the Progressive commercial have diminished, it is probably best to ignore us. 

You knew global warming alarmists couldn't resist.  "Twisters" publicity shot According to an article in Nature ,  the new movie Twisters  comes out Friday and mostly "gets the science right" about tornadoes and climate change. I have not seen the movie yet (really looking forward to it) and so I am relying on the Nature article to clarify the science.  Tornado Alley Has Shifted to the Southeast Where the Threat is Higher Due to Mobile Homes and Other Factors. This is old news. How old? 49 Years!  In 1975 , Dr. Ted Fujita, along with co-authors Allen Pearson and David Ludlum, documented that tornado alley "shifts," primarily from the Great Plains to the Southeast. Their data went back to 1916. So far in 2024, the Great Plains have had a big tornado year with the Southeast much below normal. Phased Array Radar.  This is not used in real time. It is a research test product and have been in test mode at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) almost ...

With Twisters  coming out in July, there has been a flurry of interest in the original. Above, you will find behind-the-scenes footage taken while shooting 1996's  Twister.  I found one shot really interesting. It is from the Wakita sequence (Jo's aunt) and it occurs at 12:27. You see a law enforcement officer carrying a baby.  Consider that, three years later, the F-5 tornado that struck Bridge Creek, Oklahoma, caused a baby to go airborne and missing for a considerable period of time. Then, an incredible stroke of luck.  Sometimes, life really does imitate fiction.