Plus, "Twisters" director Lee Isaac Chung reveals which of the movie's stars became the star student at "weather boot camp." ...

Twisters features some visually exciting storm chasing and tornado sequences but may leave audiences pondering about the authenticity of the science behind their methods. Starring Daisy Edgar ...

The true height of a tornado, when including the circulation system in the clouds, is about eight miles. Factor in a tornado width of roughly 650 meters across.

To try to figure out how realistic the plot of Twisters actually is, TIME spoke with Michael Seger, the chief meteorologist for 2News Oklahoma KJRH, about tornado science, the likelihood of ...

Now, there's a sequel, "Twisters," which, in some ways, shows just how far tornado science has come in the last few decades. How we model, rate, and track tornados have all changed. Warning times ...

TULSA, Okla. — For April’s Weather Experiment Wednesday, we had a chance to make a two-story high tornado inside Discovery Lab! Director of Education, Chip Lindsey, uses liquid nitrogen in ...

It’s about a tornado scientist who goes back to her home state to try and stop a massive tornado outbreak. On the way, she meets a quirky cast of characters who are mega enthusiastic about tornado ...

A team of scientists is driving into severe storms to study hail. It's one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers.

Science Academy - Sponsored by Knova's Carpets (ktiv) Download the experiment instructions HERE!. A tornado is formed similarly in real life with a few small differences.

Editor's note: This story contains minor spoilers for the movie "Twisters." Almost three decades ago, Oklahoma meterologist Kevin Kelleher was tapped to help the cast and crew of the movie ...

Although he declined on the red carpet to get into whether Kate's concept of taming a tornado could ever really work, he praised the "Twisters" filmmakers' efforts to get the science right.

In the almost 30 years in between, much has changed in the world of weather science — and much of it has changed because of the way the 1996 blockbuster spun up interest in meteorology.