![Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, along with director Lee Isaac Chung, pose in front of props from Twister during a tour of the National Weather Center and NOAA offices in Norman, Oklahoma in May, 2023. (Image credit: James Murnan/NOAA) Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, along with director Lee Isaac Chung, pose in front of props from Twister during a tour of the National Weather Center and NOAA offices in Norman, Oklahoma in May, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_856/public/2024-07/TwistersStarsNOAATour.jpg?h=b940d479&itok=fbtkGER5)
![NOAA Storm Prediction Center lead forecaster Rich Thompson explains a weather map to the Twisters cast and director during a tour of NOAA offices in the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma in May 2023. (Image credit: James Murnan/NOAA) NOAA Storm Prediction Center lead forecaster Rich Thompson explains a weather map to the Twisters cast and director during a tour of NOAA offices in the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma in May 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_856/public/2024-07/TwistersStarsNWC.jpg?h=b66ccfd8&itok=a6Ulz8jj)
![Rick Smith, meteorologist with the NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, Oklahoma, provided tornado information and a facilities tour to the cast of Twisters in May, 2023. (Image credit: James Murnan/NOAA) Rick Smith, meteorologist with the NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, Oklahoma, provided tornado information and a facilities tour to the cast of Twisters in May, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_856/public/2024-07/RickSmithTwisters.jpg?h=5102df11&itok=ZlYwWxRd)
![NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory research scientist Sean Waugh (third from right) poses with (L to R) producer Ashley Jay Sandberg, Daisy Edgar-Jones, director Lee Isaac Chung, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos in front of a NOAA weather instrument display at the Oklahoma City premiere of Twisters on July 15, 2024. (Image credit: James Murnan/NOAA) NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory research scientist Sean Waugh (third from right) poses with (L to R) producer Ashley Jay Sandberg, Daisy Edgar-Jones, director Lee Isaac Chung, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos in front of a NOAA weather instrument display at the Oklahoma City premiere of Twisters on July 15, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_856/public/2024-07/TwistersWeatherInstrumentDisplay.jpg?h=358e573c&itok=_Cyj0Bu_)
![NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory staff mimic the Twisters movie poster during the Los Angeles premiere on July 11, 2024. (L to R) Kurt Hondl, deputy director; DaNa Carlis, director; Wes Moody, communications specialist. (Image credit: James Murnan/NOAA) NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory staff mimic the Twisters movie poster during the Los Angeles premiere on July 11, 2024. (L to R) Kurt Hondl, deputy director; DaNa Carlis, director; Wes Moody, communications specialist.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_856/public/2024-07/TwistersNSSLPremier.jpg?h=3fa80ccf&itok=sO0fDQPH)
Heading to the theater to see the new "Twisters" movie? Keep an eye out for NOAA! You'll see NOAA logos, props and people (as unpaid extras) throughout. Our scientists worked hard behind the scenes with the producers to make the science as accurate and realistic (in some parts!) as possible.
The "Twisters" plot follows competing storm chasing teams as they come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes. (Did you know that the main female character of the "Twisters" movie is a fictional NOAA meteorologist?)
And remember: While it's exciting to think of chasing tornadoes, please don't attempt it yourself. Whether you call them twisters or tornadoes, these storms in real life are far from entertainment: They are deadly forces of nature.
Every year, 2024 included, tornadoes carve paths of immense destruction in just minutes, causing tragic loss of life and property. Just like the characters in the movie, real NOAA scientists are focused on saving lives in the face of these potentially lethal storms. From accurate forecasts and timely warnings from NOAA's National Weather Service, to researchers working on the cutting edge to increase knowledge and create better tools for monitoring storms, we're working every day to keep people safe — and communities intact. (Know these essential tornado survival tips.)
Join us back here this summer for feature content, including: More videos of real-life tornado science versus what you see in "Twisters;" an inside look at the latest NOAA tornado science; a virtual backstage tour of NOAA's role as consultants to the movie's producers; and more. Now, on with the show...
Video shorts: Facts vs. science fiction on the big screen
NOAA science with a twist
Find out when tornadoes are most likey to strike, where "tornado alley" is located and the cloud types associated with tornadoes in this Tornado 101 from NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory.
Explore six decades of NSSL braving the elements to research tornadoes and severe weather.
If you're teaching tornadoes to elementary or middle school students, you've come to the right place. Check out our lesson plans, activities, multimedia resources and more.
How Hollywood helped inspire a new generation of meteorologists with the original "Twister" movie.
A note of caution: Severe weather spotters are not trained storm chasers. NOAA strongly discourages chasing tornadoes, or any other kind of severe weather.
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