CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT HEY, MOM. OH, HEY, SWEETHEART. READY TO START DIGGING? I GUESS SO. HOW COME YOU PLANT
SUNFLOWERS IN THE SPRING AND SUNFLOWERS
IN THE FALL? WELL, THAT'S
JUST NATURE'S WAY. FOR EXAMPLE,
THE ALMANAC SAYS THAT WE SHOULD PLANT
ROSES IN THE SPRING AND TULIPS IN THE FALL, AND THE ALMANAC
IS NEVER WRONG. DAD SAYS THE ALMANAC IS NOTHING
BUT MAKE-BELIEVE. HMM. WELL, DON'T BELIEVE
EVERYTHING YOUR FATHER SAYS. DOES THAT MEAN I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN
TO HIM ANYMORE? NO. NO, IT JUST MEANS
THAT HE KNOWS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL THAN HE DOES
ABOUT...TULIPS. AND WEATHER. HE KNOWS
A LOT ABOUT WEATHER. OH, YES. HE KNOWS
ABOUT WEATHER. Man: I'VE SEEN
A LOT OF WEATHER, BUT THIS IS
SOME NASTY STUFF. THE SUPERCELL
IS BIG, REALLY BIG. [THUNDER] WIND SHEAR'S GOT TO BE
CLOSE TO 180 DEGREES. MAN, THIS IS UGLY. THE WIND'S PICKING UP. [THUNDER] FLASHES ARE INCREASING
IN FREQUENCY, AND WE GOT
TIGHT CIRCULATION. IT'S GONNA BE GO TIME.
WE CALLING IT IN? CALL IT IN. CHET, IT'S BOOK. GO AHEAD, BOOK. YEAH. WE'RE ON HIGHWAY 118,
MILE MARKER 276. THEY'RE SMACK
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. HEY, LINCOLN SAYS
IT LOOKS PRETTY BAD OVER THERE. WHAT DO YOU GOT? JENSEN IS CONFIRMING HIGH PROBABILITY
OF VORTEX FORMATION. HOW LONG? HOW LONG? ANY MINUTE. ANY MINUTE. TELL THEM TO
ISSUE A WARNING. ISSUE A WARNING. SO, WHAT'S UP? WE'RE GOING TO
ISSUE A WARNING. JENSEN AND BOOKER
CALLED IT IN. OFF A CONFIRMED
VISUAL? GUYS, YOU KNOW
THE RULES. WE DON'T
ISSUE WARNINGS UNLESS WE HAVE
VISUAL CONFIRMATION. THIS IS
THE WEATHER SERVICE,
FOR PETE'S SAKES. WE'RE NOT
A PSYCHIC SHOP. [WIND BLOWING] UH, WAIT HERE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. [THUNDER] OH, MY... KARA, COME WITH MOM. COME ON. WHY? WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S WRONG? MOM, WHAT'S WRONG? JUST HOLD ON TO ME, KARA.
HOLD ON TIGHT! MOM, I'M SCARED! HURRY. GO.
GO TO THE SHELTER, OK? UH! AAH! AAH! AAH! MOM, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I CAN'T GET UP! WE'RE LOSING THE WIND. IT'S NOT
FUNNELING HERE. IT'S ON THE MOVE. YEAH. BUT WHERE? [STRUGGLING] KARA, GET TO
THE SHELTER, OK? GO! NO, MOM! I DON'T
WANT TO LEAVE YOU! KARA. KARA. KARA. DO WHAT I TELL YOU. OK? GO NOW. BUT I LOVE YOU! OH, I LOVE YOU. WHERE IS SHE GOING? I DON'T KNOW.
CHET, IT'S BOOK. WE JUST GOT A CALL.
THERE'S A VISUAL CONFIRMATION. TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. WHERE? TYLER COUNTY. WE GOT TO GO NOW. [TIRES SCREECHING] [CRYING] MY BABY. PLEASE. KARA. KARA,
LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN TO ME.
LISTEN TO ME. GO TO THE SHELTER. YOU GO. HURRY. HURRY. HURRY! OH, NO. MOM! I LOVE YOU, MOM! OH, HELP ME! CHET. COPY. CHET. WHAT'S GOING ON? LOOKS LIKE
A PROBABLE F-5. BEEN DOWN FOR
10 MINUTES, MAYBE MORE. WHAT'S ITS 20? THE CALL'S BEEN SKETCHY.
IT'S HARD TO SAY. WE COULD BE TRACKING
MULTIPLE TWISTERS. HOW LONG AGO DID
THE WARNING GO OUT? 3 MINUTES
AFTER TOUCHDOWN. 3 MINUTES AFTER? PETE. IT'S HITTING TYLER. MARY. AAH! [SCREAMING CONTINUES] [TIRES SCREECH] MARY AND KARA! [INDISTINCT VOICES] Man: A STRING
OF DEADLY TWISTERS BORE DOWN
ON THE MIDWEST TODAY, LEAVING A PATH OF DESTRUCTION
AND GRIEF IN THEIR WAKE. Woman: FIERCE TORNADOES
RIPPED THROUGH THE HEARTLAND, LEAVING POWER LINES DOWN, HOSPITALS FLOODED
WITH INJURED AND DEAD, AND THOUSANDS OF HOMES
WERE DESTROYED. Man: DISASTER AREAS
WERE DECLARED IN AT LEAST 3 COUNTIES, AND THE NATIONAL GUARD
WAS ON THE SCENE... FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY OFFICIALS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO OKLAHOMA
IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORM. AND THE PRESIDENT
WAS BEING BRIEFED ON THE DAMAGE
TO THE STATE, ACCORDING TO
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS. EMERGENCY CREWS
WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT TRYING TO FREE
TRAPPED VICTIMS FROM THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS
OF DEBRIS LEFT IN THE WAKE
OF THE TORNADO'S TRACKS. OFFICIALS WON'T GIVE WORD
ON THE DEATH TOLL YET, BUT IT'S SAFE TO SAY
THAT THIS COULD EASILY BE THE WORST DEVASTATION EVER
WROUGHT BY NATURE'S DEVIL WINDS. Woman: AFTER A SECOND STRAIGHT
DAY OF DISASTER RECOVERY, EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS
ARE STARTING TO COME IN. "I SAW A BIG BLACK CLOUD,"
SAID A TYLER RESIDENT. "I STARTED SEEING
EVERYTHING FLYING AROUND. "I GOT INTO THE BATHTUB
AND PUT A HAMPER OVER MY HEAD SO GLASS WOULDN'T FLY
INTO MY EYES..." Man: AND WITHIN A MINUTE,
IT WAS LIFTED STRAIGHT OUT. AND WHILE THIS LUCKY RESIDENT
IS GLAD TO BE ALIVE, MANY OTHER VICTIMS
OF THE DISASTER WERE NOT AS FORTUNATE. Woman: WITH THE DEATH TOLL NOW
AT 134, LOCAL EMERGENCY CREWS PRAY THE NUMBER DOESN'T
RISE ANY FURTHER. Man: BUT THE REAL QUESTION
FOR TYLER RESIDENTS IS HOW CAN THEY GET BACK
TO THEIR NORMAL LIVES AFTER SO MUCH
HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY? WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO SPRING? IT'S COLD. IT'S COLD, NO? HELLO. PETE. YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES I FEEL IT'S LIKE TALKING
TO A BRICK WALL WITH YOU. [CLEARS THROAT] I'M SORRY, LOU. MY MIND IS JUST
SOMEWHERE ELSE. WHAT WERE
YOU SAYING? I WAS HAVING
A CONVERSATION. I SAID, "IT'S COLD." NOW YOU ANSWER. IT'S A LOW-PRESSURE
FRONT COMING DOWN
FROM CANADA CONNECTING
WITH THE JET STREAM. IT'S UNUSUAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT
UNHEARD OF. THAT'S
A CONVERSATION? THAT'S
A WEATHER REPORT. LET ME ASK YOU
SOMETHING, PETE. IF I SAID I WAS HUNGRY,
WOULD YOU GIVE ME THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP
OF A CHEESEBURGER? WELL, WHAT DO YOU
WANT FROM ME, LOU? WEATHER'S SOMETHING
I KNOW ABOUT, YOU KNOW. I'M GONNA GET
A CUP OF COFFEE. YOU WANT ANYTHING? YES. PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. Dispatcher on radio:
ALL UNITS BE ADVISED FOR A YELLOW EARLY-MODEL VOLVO
SUSPECTED OF A 459. SUSPECT IS A CAUCASIAN MALE,
6-FEET, ARMED AND DANGEROUS. [TIRES SCREECHING] [SIREN] THIS IS X-RAY 117
IN PURSUIT OF A 459 SUSPECT HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON GRAND,
JUST PASSING THE 1600 BLOCK. [HORNS HONKING] SEND A BLACK-AND-WHITE
TO PICK UP LOU AT THE CORNER
OF GRAND AND ELM. SUSPECT NOW HEADING
EASTBOUND ON BROADWAY. [AIR HORN BLOWING] FREEZE!
POLICE OFFICER! STAY RIGHT
WHERE YOU ARE! PUT YOUR HANDS UP. OK. YEAH. AND BACK SLOWLY
TOWARDS ME. KEEP COMING.
KEEP COMING. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, SLOWLY. YOU GOT
ANY WEAPONS ON YOU? NO, NO, NO. HOW COME I
DON'T BELIEVE YOU? OK, OK. [SIREN APPROACHING] [SIREN STOPS] YOU...ARE UNDER ARREST! YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT. ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL
BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW. IF YOU NEED AN ATTORNEY,
ONE WILL BE APPOINTED TO YOU. DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING? HUH? TAKE HIM, CHRIS. WHOO. FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT. ALL THE TIME,
YOU GOT TO FIGHT. IT SEEMED
LIKE A GOOD IDEA
AT THE TIME. WHY'D YOU LEAVE ME? HE CAME BARRELING
PAST ME, LOU. I DIDN'T HAVE
A CHOICE. OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS
SOMETHING I SAID. YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER
STOP TALKING. I HATE IT. I HATE IT
WHEN I MISS A GOOD CHASE. ALL DAY LONG, IT'S
AS BORING AS LAWN BOWLING, AND THEN I GET
A GOOD CHANCE AT SOME
BLOOD-PUMPING ACTION-- BLOOD-PUMPING? BLOOD-PUMPING. AND WHAT DOES
THAT TEACH YOU? NEXT TIME, WE HIT
A DRIVE-THROUGH. A POWERFUL LESSON INDEED. [DISTANT SIREN] [BEEP] Woman: HELLO,
MR. PETER JENSEN. THIS IS ANNETTE FROM
A.B.U. CREDIT CALLING ABOUT A GREAT
CREDIT TRANSFER OFFER THAT WE ARE EXTENDING TO ONLY OUR VERY
SPECIAL CUSTOMERS... LIKE THOSE
WITH A PULSE. YOU CAN REACH ME
AT 555-1478. THANKS
FOR YOUR TIME. [BEEP] YEAH, PETER,
THIS IS MIKE AT THE SERVICE
DEPARTMENT. YOU'RE OK
ON THE FRONTS, BUT YOU'RE GONNA NEED
REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. SO I'LL GET YOU A QUOTE
AS QUICK AS I CAN. [BEEP] YEAH, PETER,
IT'S MIKE AGAIN. YOU'RE LOOKING
AT $549 FOR THE REARS. I'M DONE CHANGING
THE FLUIDS, AND I'LL WAIT
TO HEAR FROM YOU
TO GET THE GO-AHEAD. SO CALL ME. [BEEP] PETER, IT'S ME--MARGARET.
I'M CALLING TO REMIND YOU THAT KARA'S GRADUATION
IS ON SATURDAY. I HAVEN'T HEARD
BACK FROM YOU. I HOPE YOU
HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN. [BEEP] [TELEPHONE BEEPS] [TELEPHONE DIALS] [RING] Man: CAPTAIN
TILMAN'S OFFICE. HEY, GUNDY.
IT'S JENSEN. IS THE CAPTAIN
AROUND? HE'S GONE
FOR THE DAY. YOU NEED ME
TO PAGE HIM? NO, NO, NO.
YOU KNOW ALL THAT
VACATION TIME HE'S BEEN
TELLING ME TO TAKE? YEAH. I'M TAKING IT.
THANKS. [BEEP] Man on radio:
...AS A STATIONARY COLD FRONT STILL SITS TO THE NORTH. LOWS IN THE SIXTIES
AND A HIGH TODAY OF 72. NOW OFF TO JILL WITH A TRAFFIC
REPORT ON THE EIGHTS. Jill: A REAL JAM
ON THE 17 AS A JACKKNIFED
TRACTOR-TRAILER IS BLOCKING
ALL 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC... [KNOCK KNOCK] ANYBODY HOME? MARGARET. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST COME WALTZING IN HERE
LIKE YOU OWN THE PLACE? WHAT WAS THAT FOR? FOR FORGETTING YOUR
MOTHER-IN-LAW'S BIRTHDAY. LAST TUESDAY. WHEN WAS IT? YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DIDN'T FORGET. OH, MAYBE BETTER
IF YOU DID. WHO WANTS TO BE REMINDED
THEY'RE GETTING OLD ANYWAY? GO ON.
OPEN IT UP. NO. I'M GONNA
OPEN IT BY MYSELF. I KNOW YOU,
PETER JENSEN. YOU'LL PROBABLY
MAKE ME CRY. WELCOME BACK. I WAS JUST AFRAID
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO GET THE TIME OFF. WELL, I'M GLAD
YOU DID. YOU'RE STAYING HERE
WITH US. NO. I GOT A ROOM
AT THE MOTEL. NONSENSE. I DON'T WANT
TO CROWD YOU GIRLS. KARA WILL BE SURPRISED
THAT YOU'RE HERE. YOU DIDN'T TELL HER
I WAS COMING? SHE'S IN TULSA. WHAT IS SHE
DOING THERE? UM...SHE'S ATTENDING
SOME SORT OF BIOCHEMICAL
CONFERENCE WITH ONE
OF HER COLLEAGUES FROM THE E.D.A.C. SHE'LL BE BACK
TOMORROW. THE E.D.A.C.? ENVIRONMENTAL
DISEASE AND CONTROL, WHERE SHE'S BEEN
INTERNING FOR
THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IF YOU PAID
MORE ATTENTION,
YOU'D KNOW THAT. WELL, SHE
DIDN'T TELL ME. DID YOU ASK? NO. HMM. WELL,
IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, THERE'S SOME
FRIED CHICKEN
IN THE FRIDGE. WHY DON'T YOU
LET ME TAKE YOU OUT
FOR A NICE DINNER? LOVE TO. CAN'T.
NOT TONIGHT. GOT MY MAHJONG GAME. COME BACK TOMORROW
AROUND 7:00, AND I'LL WHIP YOU UP
SOMETHING SPECIAL. [KISS] BYE. HAVE A GOOD TIME. [GIRLS LAUGHING] Man: I'M GOING INSIDE.
I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW. WELL, YEAH,
HE'S OK. [MUSIC PLAYING] SEE, LADIES,
IT'S SIMPLE GEOMETRY. PLOT THE ANGLE
OF DEFLECTION. WORKS ALMOST
EVERY TIME. 20 BUCKS SAYS YOU
CAN'T DO THAT AGAIN. HA HA HA.
WELL, WELL. LOOK WHO THE CAT
DRAGGED IN. THOUGHT I MIGHT
FIND YOU HERE. PETE, HOW
THE HECK ARE YOU? PRETTY GOOD, THANKS. LET ME BUY YOU
A BEER. WITH MY MONEY.
HOW GENEROUS. [LAUGHING] WHEN DID YOU
GET IN TOWN? THIS AFTERNOON. WHAT'S
THE OCCASION? KARA'S GRADUATION. YES. NO. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT SEEMS JUST LIKE
YESTERDAY SHE WAS
LEARNING TO WALK. NOW SHE'S
GRADUATING COLLEGE AND WORKING
AT THE E.D.A.C. WOW. GUESS SHE GOT
HER MOTHER'S BRAINS AS WELL
AS HER GOOD LOOKS. I STILL REMEMBER
THE NIGHT KARA WAS BORN. YOU WERE SO ANXIOUS
TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL, YOU GRABBED THE BAG
WITH THE PORTABLE
WEATHER STATION IN IT INSTEAD OF THE ONE
WITH MARY'S CLOTHES. I'LL NEVER FORGET THE LOOK
ON THAT NURSE'S FACE WHEN SHE PULLED OUT
THE FOOT-LONG THERMOMETER. I TOLD HER IT WAS
FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY. HA HA HA. HOW ABOUT YOU?
WHAT HAVE YOU
BEEN UP TO? SAME OLD, SAME OLD. CHASING STORMS,
LECTURING IN THE OFF SEASON. HOW ABOUT YOU? YOU STILL
CHASING BAD GUYS? CATCHING THEM.
BIG DIFFERENCE. Man on television: ...EXPOSURE
TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY,
LET'S GO TO JULIA MERROW LIVE FROM TYLER. Julia: THANK YOU, JESS. WE ARE HERE
IN THE TOWN OF TYLER. THIS THURSDAY WILL BE
10 YEARS TO THE DAY IN WHICH THE WORST
SET OF TWISTERS IN U.S. HISTORY BORE DOWN
ON THIS COMMUNITY. THE TWISTERS CUT
A 20-MILE PATH OF DESTRUCTION AS THEY WEAVED THEIR WAY
THROUGH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, LEAVING DEATH AND HAVOC
IN THEIR WAKE. THIS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL
DISEASE AND CONTROL CENTER REPLACED ONLY ONE
OF MANY BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY THE VERY SAME WINDS
THAT KILLED 128 PEOPLE AND CAUSED OVER $400 MILLION
IN DAMAGE. FOR THE REST
OF THIS WEEK, I WILL BE BRINGING YOU
A SERIES OF SPECIAL REPORTS EXPLORING THE EVENTS
OF THAT TERRIBLE DAY... LET'S GET OUT
OF THIS DUMP. WE CAN HEAD BACK
TO MY PLACE, ROUND UP A COUPLE
OF THE GUYS,
GET A GAME GOING. NAH. IT'S BEEN
A LONG DAY. I THINK I'M JUST
GONNA HIT THE SACK. COME BY THE OFFICE
TOMORROW. WE'LL GRAB SOME
LUNCH, CATCH UP. TOMORROW
SOUNDS GREAT. THANKS
FOR THE BEER. ALL RIGHT. [LOUD HEARTBEATS] Woman:
4 A.M.! 4 A.M.! Kara: MOM! [THUNDER] Pete: IT'S GOING
SOMEWHERE ELSE. NO! AAH! MARY! NO! PLEASE! KARA! KARA! NO! IT'S WHAT I DO...
WHAT I DO. AAH! WE HAVE
A DAUGHTER NOW. MOM! MOM! AAH! WAIT! NO! THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO
GET EASIER, AREN'T THEY? AAH! THERE WON'T BE
ANYTHING LEFT
TO PROVE. I AM THIS CLOSE,
THIS CLOSE, THIS CLOSE,
THIS CLOSE, THIS CLOSE,
THIS CLOSE... [ECHOING] [GASPS] MARY... I BROUGHT YOU
SOME FLOWERS. I LOOKED FOR TULIPS. I KNOW THEY'RE YOUR FAVORITE,
BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEM. I KNOW I DON'T COME TO VISIT
AS MUCH AS I SHOULD... OR EVEN AS MUCH
AS I WANT TO, BUT... I THINK ABOUT YOU
EVERY DAY. NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT
I DON'T THINK ABOUT US. I LOVE YOU,
AND I MISS YOU. WELCOME BACK. KARA. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? FINE. YOU LOOK TERRIFIC. OKLAHOMA REALLY
AGREES WITH YOU. WHY WOULDN'T IT? YEAH. YOUR MOTHER
ALWAYS LOVED IT HERE, TOO. IT'S A SHAME
YOU NEVER FELT
THE SAME WAY. I'M ACTUALLY AMAZED
TO SEE YOU HERE. YOU THINK I'D MISS
YOUR GRADUATION? I THINK YOU'D
FIND ANY EXCUSE
NOT TO COME BACK. OH, KARA,
THAT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S BEEN 4 YEARS, BUT, HEY,
WHO'S COUNTING? KARA, THIS IS ALL
ABOUT YOU, NOTHING ELSE. I GOT TO GO. SHE'S A REAL BEAUTY.
NAME'S CASEY. I'VE BEEN TRACKING HER
FOR A WEEK NOW. THIS MORNING, SHE WAS UPGRADED
TO TROPICAL STORM. GREAT, GREAT.
LET'S GO EAT. COME ON, PETE. YOU USED TO LIVE
AND BREATHE THIS STUFF. YOU USED TO EAT CRAYONS
THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
THINGS CHANGE. I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. WELL... WE'RE NOT GOING. NOT GOING WHERE? WE'RE NOT GOING
FOR LUNCH. SOMETHING BETTER'S
COME UP. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY
BE BETTER THAN ROSA'S
CHILI BURGERS AND FRIES? BESIDES, I'M BUYING. WE'RE NOT GOING. PASSING UP A FREE LUNCH.
SEE, THINGS DO CHANGE. HURRICANE HUNTER'S
LEAVING IN 90 MINUTES. SO? SHE'S HEADING STRAIGHT
FOR THAT STORM. I'M ASKED TO PROCURE 2 SEATS.
I WAS HOPING YOU MIGHT JOIN ME. YOU'RE GOING UP, HUH? NO. I'M JUST GOING
TO THE AIRPORT TO WATCH IT
TAKE OFF. OF COURSE
I'M GOING UP. PETE, I'VE BEEN GOING
ON THESE FLIGHTS FOR 8 YEARS. IT'S PART
OF MY LIFE NOW. BUT IF THIS WEATHER
GAME'S NO LONGER YOURS, I UNDERSTAND. 2 SEATS, HUH? ON THE AISLE.
VERY COMFY. PEANUTS? ORGANIC. ALL RIGHT, THEN. Man: OK, WEATHER RECON 1244,
HURRICANE HUNTER. VISIBILITY IS 5 MILES. WIND IS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
AT 5 KNOTS. NO ONE ON THE RUNWAY,
AND YOU ARE CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF. A LITTLE DIFFERENT
FROM YOUR PATROL CAR, NO? YEAH. THE WINGS
GAVE IT AWAY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. YEAH, I KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN. IT'S PRETTY
EXCITING. I USED TO ALWAYS
IMAGINE GOING UP
IN ONE OF THESE. YEAH. TRY NOT
TO IMAGINE GOING DOWN. Woman: WE'VE
ONLY LOST ONE HUNTER IN 30 OR SO YEARS
OF OPERATION. GREAT TRACK RECORD,
CONSIDERING WHERE WE FLY. IT AIN'T EXACTLY
ALBUQUERQUE. WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF ALL THIS EQUIPMENT? IT'S VERY
IMPRESSIVE. NOTHING BUT
STATE-OF-THE-ART. YOU CAN TRACK A SNEEZE
FROM A MONK IN SHANGHAI. YOU COME UP
WITH THAT ANALOGY, OR ARE THERE BOOKS
ON THESE THINGS? NO. THAT ONE'S ALL ME. THIS IS GONNA
BE A LOT WORSE
THAN A SNEEZE. SO YOU'RE
"THE" PETE JENSEN. YES, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT "THIS" CLOWN
OVER HERE TOLD YOU, BUT DON'T BELIEVE
A WORD OF IT. DON'T WORRY.
I ALREADY LEARNED
NOT TO TRUST HIM. GUYS, I'M RIGHT HERE. BOB WAS TELLING ME THAT YOU USED TO CHASE
WITH HIM BACK IN THE DAY. BOB USED TO
CHASE WITH ME
BACK IN THE DAY. DID HE HAVE THAT BEAT-UP
OLD VAN BACK THEN? HEY, THAT VAN
IS A CLASSIC. WE HAVE AN EMOTIONAL TIE--
YOU KNOW, OLD EDNA AND I. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
A LOT TOGETHER. A LOT OF
TRANSMISSIONS. BOB WAS TELLING ME
ABOUT YOUR I.C. THEORY. OH, INNER-CLOUD
LIGHTNING? NOW, THERE'S
A THROWBACK, HUH? WHAT'S
THE CORRELATION? WELL, THE THEORY GOES,
BEFORE A TWISTER FORMS, THE LIGHTNING FLASHES
BETWEEN CLOUDS INCREASE A HUNDREDFOLD. DOES IT WORK? IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
DIFFICULT TO TEST. MOST INNER-CLOUD
LIGHTNING CAN ONLY
BE SEEN FROM SPACE. SO UNTIL WE
QUADRUPLE THE NUMBER
OF WEATHER SATELLITES, IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY
HARD TO TEST THE THEORY. [BEEPING] HEADS UP, GENTLEMEN. WEATHER SYSTEM'S
MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AND GAINING SPEED. CURRENTLY
IN A CUMULUS STAGE. THUNDERHEADS ARE EXTENDING
TO ABOUT 25,000 FEET. I'M SEEING A VERY
WELL DEFINED CIRCULATION
IN THOSE CLOUDS. WHAT'S THE EYE-WALL
WIND SPEED READING? 70 TO 75 MILES AN HOUR. WE WERE READING 55
A FEW HOURS AGO. IT'S GOT TO BE
THE SURFACE TEMP. WARM WATER FROM THE GULF
IS STARTING TO FUEL HER. YEAH, SHE'S
REALLY GROWING FAST. THE SPIRAL ARMS ARE STARTING
TO PICK UP AS WELL. WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING, PETE? THAT LOW-PRESSURE FRONT
FROM THE NORTH-- IT'S JUST
SITTING THERE. IT'S WAITING. KIND OF LIKE
10 YEARS AGO. [RATTLING] IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA BE IN
FOR A BIT OF A ROUGH RIDE, GUYS. WE BETTER STRAP IN. [LOUD RATTLING] GLAD WE DIDN'T
HAVE THAT LUNCH. SEASONED PRO, HUH? LISTEN TO THAT HAIL. IT'S THE SIZE
OF GOLF BALLS. BIGGER. THIS IS WEATHER RECON
FLIGHT 1244. RECON OBSERVATION 977324169. 2:20. WE GOT ANOTHER TICK
IN THE WIND SPEED. NOW READING
80 MILES AN HOUR. WHAT'S THE SURFACE
TEMP RIGHT NOW? LAST READING
WAS 83 DEGREES. THIS IS NOT
JUST A TROPICAL
STORM, FOLKS. YOU AIN'T KIDDING. WE GOT A SQUALL LINE
RISING OVER 40,000 FEET. GET READY TO RIDE
THE WILD BULL, GUYS. I AM NOW READING GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 90 MILES AN HOUR. WHAT'S
THEIR DIRECTION? STILL MOVING NORTHEASTERLY
AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR. SHE'S GROWING FAST. THAT LOW-PRESSURE
CELL IS PULLING
HER NORTH. IF CASEY
KEEPS BUILDING HER WIND SPEED
AND FORWARD MOTION, SHE'S GONNA HIT LAND
WITH THE SAME FORCE
THAT ANDREW DID. CAPTAIN, THE DOPPLER
JUST FINISHED MAPPING OUT THE NORTHERN
FLANK OF THE STORM. Captain: WE'RE READY
TO RELEASE OUR LAST DROP ZONE. ROGER.
GO ON DROP ZONE. LAST DROP ZONE AWAY. SORRY TO DO THIS
TO YOU, OLD BUDDY. IT'S PROBABLY
A LOT SAFER DOWN THERE. NOT IF THIS STORM
HITS LANDFALL. OK, FOLKS, WE'LL BE
ENTERING THE EYE SOON AND THEN HEADING
ON HOME. HEY, WHERE
ARE YOU GOING? I NEED
THOSE DATA SHEETS. AAH! HANG ON! LET'S GET
TO A LOWER ALTITUDE. Captain on radio:
WHAT HAPPENED BACK THERE? CAPTAIN, WE TOOK
A LIGHTNING STRIKE! IT BLEW OPEN
OUR PORT DOOR! ANYONE HURT? NO, SIR. NICE CATCH.
THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME. GEE, THAT WAS FUN. YEAH. YOU'RE QUIET, PETE. WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND? SO, WHAT'S THE DEAL
WITH YOU AND SOWELS? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I DON'T KNOW. YOU TWO
JUST SEEMED...CLOSE. CLOSE? CLOSE. YOU KNOW,
LIKE INTERESTED. WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT? FORGET IT. YOU DON'T
WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT,
WE WON'T TALK ABOUT IT. ALL RIGHT.
WE HAD A DATE. OH, YEAH? YEAH...5 YEARS AGO. WHOA. MUST HAVE
GONE WELL, HUH? HEY, I STILL GET INVITED
ON THE FLIGHTS, DON'T I? BY THE WAY,
THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. I THINK THAT MADE
MY YEAR TODAY. I THOUGHT
YOU'D ENJOY THAT. TELL YOU WHAT--MARGARET'S
PROBABLY COOKING UP
A STORM RIGHT NOW, AND I STILL
OWE YOU LUNCH, SO WHY DON'T WE
MAKE IT DINNER? NAH, I CAN'T.
I GOT TO GET BACK
TO THE OFFICE. BESIDES,
I'D BE LETTING
YOU OFF CHEAP. YOU SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO COME? YEAH. LINCOLN'S
GONNA NEED ALL THE RECON FROM
THE FLIGHT DATA. DON'T JUST GO
UP THERE FOR FUN,
YOU KNOW. WELL, JUST DO
YOURSELF A FAVOR, AND KEEP AN EYE ON THAT
LOW-PRESSURE FRONT. I KNOW. I KNOW.
I HAVE MANAGED A FEW YEARS
WITHOUT YOU. LONG, BORING,
PAINFUL YEARS. YOU AND SOWELS, HUH? HEY. SORRY
I'M LATE. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE? YOUR GRANDMOTHER
INVITED ME
FOR DINNER. HERE? YEAH.
WHERE ELSE? YEAH. FOR TONIGHT? THERE MUST BE SOME
KIND OF MISTAKE. SHE NEVER TOLD ME. I MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN
TO TELL YOU. WELL,
I CAN'T STAY. YOU COULD
5 MINUTES AGO. I'VE GOT TO GO. LISTEN, NO, NO.
I DON'T HAVE
TO STAY. I'M NOT EVEN
HUNGRY. HERE. YOU LADIES ENJOY
THIS, AND I'LL
SEE YOU LATER. YOU'RE NOT GOING
ANYWHERE, AND NEITHER ARE YOU,
YOUNG LADY. I'M STILL
YOUR GRANDMOTHER. BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I HAD A HOME-COOKED
MEAL LIKE THIS. THIS SURE IS
FANTASTIC WINE. IT REALLY GOES WELL
WITH THE CHICKEN. DOESN'T IT, KARA? I DON'T DRINK WHITE. SO, WHAT DO YOU DO
AT THE E.D.A.C.? RESEARCH. OH, YEAH? WHAT KIND? SHE TRACKS
VIRUSES AND BACTERIA. OH. FROM THIS REGION
OF THE COUNTRY. ISN'T THAT
RIGHT, KARA? THAT'S RIGHT, GRANDMA. YOU WORKING ON
ANYTHING EXCITING? YEAH. DO YOU LIKE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING? OF COURSE I DO. I STUDIED
4 YEARS FOR THIS. Margaret: KARA, HAVE YOU TOLD
YOUR FATHER ABOUT JOHN? GRANDMA. YOU HAVEN'T? WHO'S JOHN?
A BOYFRIEND? HE'S A DOCTOR
AT E.D.A.C. HE'S ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH. VERY IMPRESSIVE. YOU GUYS BEEN SEEING
EACH OTHER A WHILE? ABOUT A YEAR. SOUNDS
PRETTY SERIOUS. YOU KNOW, UH... LONG-DISTANCE
RELATIONSHIPS ARE
HARD TO SUSTAIN. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO WHEN YOU MOVE
BACK TO PORTLAND? I'M NOT MOVING BACK. I ACCEPTED A STAFF
POSITION AT THE E.D.A.C. WITHOUT DISCUSSING
THIS WITH ME? THERE'S NOTHING
TO DISCUSS. I THOUGHT IT WAS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AND I DIDN'T
WANT TO PASS IT UP. [BREATHES DEEPLY] KARA, THESE ARE
IMPORTANT DECISIONS
YOU'RE MAKING. YOU SHOULD
CONSULT ME. I WASN'T CONSULTED
WHEN WE MOVED TO PORTLAND. YOU NEVER CONSIDERED
HOW I FELT. IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT YOU
AND YOUR INABILITY TO
DEAL WITH MOM'S DEATH. KARA, YOU'RE TALKING
TO YOUR FATHER. I KNOW WHO
I'M TALKING TO. WE MOVED TO PORTLAND
BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEST THING FOR US
TO DO AT THE TIME. NO. IT WAS THE BEST
THING FOR YOU, AND NOT MOVING
BACK TO PORTLAND IS THE BEST THING FOR ME! [DOOR SLAMS] WANT SOME DESSERT? NAH. Man: NEWS REPORTING
AS A CAREER? JULIA, I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU DO IT. NO, SERIOUSLY.
WHAT'S WRONG? IT'S JUST I KEEP
THINKING ABOUT WHAT IT MUST
BE LIKE, YOU KNOW-- THE FINAL MINUTES,
BEING A VICTIM, THE WRATH OF GOD
BEARING DOWN ON YOU, YOUR LIFE, YOUR FAMILY,
EVERYTHING YOU OWN, AND JUST, POOF,
IT'S GONE IN AN INSTANT. SEE, JERRY,
THAT IS EXACTLY WHY YOU ARE GONNA BE
A GREAT JOURNALIST. BECAUSE, I MEAN,
WE COULD EASILY
ZIP IN AND OUT, TOTALLY UNSCATHED
BY THESE STORIES, BUT YOU PUT
YOURSELF IN THOSE
PEOPLE'S SHOES. AND YOU CAN'T
LEARN THAT. AND THAT, JULES,
IS WHY WE'RE HEADED TO A MAJOR MARKET
WITHIN A YEAR. THAT'S RIGHT.
DRINK TO THAT. DRINK TO THAT. THAT WAS GOOD WORK
OUT THERE TODAY, JERRY. WAS THAT A COMPLIMENT? OH, MY.
I THINK IT WAS. SO...WHAT'S ON TAP
FOR TOMORROW? OH, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT THAT. OK, SO WE'RE COVERING
A TORNADO STORY IN THE MIDDLE
OF OKLAHOMA. THESE PEOPLE DEAL WITH
THIS KIND OF THING
ALL THE TIME. IT'S LIKE AN EVERYDAY
OCCURRENCE FOR THEM. WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING
SOME ASKING AROUND MYSELF. AND IT APPEARS THERE'S
A GUY NAMED BOB BOOKER WHO'S THE AUTHORITY
ON THAT. NOW, NOT ONLY IS HE
A HOMEGROWN STORM CHASER, BUT HE WAS ALSO
IN THE FIELD WHEN THEY HIT. [SNIFFLES] WHAT? MY LITTLE BOY
IS ALL GROWN UP. WILL YOU SHUT UP? NO, NO. I NEED
A MOMENT. [SIGHS] NO, REALLY...
THAT TOOK INITIATIVE. IT INVOLVED RESEARCH.
I'M IMPRESSED. SO, WHERE ARE
WE GONNA FIND
THIS MR. BOOKER? AH... [AHEM] HIS HOME ADDRESS,
HIS WORK ADDRESS, AND HIS CELL PHONE
NUMBER. OH! WOULD YOU QUIT. WHAT IS WRONG
WITH YOU? USUALLY YOU LAUGH
AT MY JOKES. USUALLY
THEY'RE FUNNIER. HEY, I MIGHT LOOK
LIKE I'M MADE
OUT OF ROCK, BUT WHEN I GET CUT,
I BLEED, OK? OOH... Man on radio: MORNING SUNSHINE
WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS. A POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS
BY MIDAFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY EVENING AS THIS COLD FRONT CONTINUES
TO PRESS DOWNWARD FROM CANADA. AND BACK TO YOU
AT THE DESK. Second man: ARE TROY COUNTY
RESIDENTS AT RISK OF EXPOSURE
TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE? FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, LET'S GO TO JULIA MERROW,
LIVE FROM TYLER. Julia: THANK YOU, JESS. I'M STANDING
IN WHAT USED TO BE THE PARKING LOT
OF THE QUAIL SPRINGS GALLERIA. 10 YEARS AGO,
IT WAS DESTROYED AND THE LIVES
OF 50 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN WHEN THE TYLER
TWISTER STRUCK. THE PLANS TO REBUILD
WERE SCRAPPED, WHEN AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
GAVE WAY TO A NEW GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
AND A NEW HOPE. THAT HOPE, HOWEVER,
CAME IN THE FORM OF THIS DISEASE-CONTROL
CENTER FACILITY. THIS IS WHERE DISEASES
ARE QUARANTINED, ANALYZED, AND TESTED. SO QUESTIONS REMAIN. WHILE THE FACILITY
IS A SIGNIFICANT BOOST FOR TYLER'S
SLOW-GROWING ECONOMY, IS IT, IN FACT,
SAFE FOR TYLER'S FUTURE? STANDING WITH ME IS
THE E.D.A.C. SITE DIRECTOR, DR. RAYMOND ARDMORE. DR. ARDMORE, I GUESS
THE REAL QUESTION WOULD BE, HOW WISE WAS IT
TO BUILD THIS FACILITY SMACK IN THE MIDDLE
OF TORNADO ALLEY? WELL, THIS BUILDING
POSES ABSOLUTELY NO THREAT OF BEING COMPROMISED, EVEN IN THE MOST
VIOLENT OF STORMS, AND THE PUBLIC,
MISS MERROW, CAN BE 100%
SURE OF THAT. I LOVE IT WHEN YOU WEAR
LATEX IN THE MORNING. YOU'RE LATE. YEAH,
BUT I'M THE BOSS. I'M ALLOWED.
IT'S IN MY CONTRACT. WHAT ARE YOU
DILIGENTLY STUDYING SO EARLY
IN THE MORNING? NOTHING. AND SHE'S TESTY. I'M SORRY. THAT JUST COME IN? YEAH. THE NEW
STRAIN OF BACTERIA THAT KILLED THE LIVESTOCK
IN GARVIN COUNTY. WELL, BE CAREFUL
WITH THAT STUFF. WE GOT A BIG DATE
TONIGHT. I DON'T WANT
TO CATCH ANYTHING... BUT YOU. [LAUGHS SOFTLY] I SAW ARDMORE
WAS GETTING
INTERVIEWED OUTSIDE. YEAH. I SAW IT
COMING IN. SOUNDS LIKE THE PRESS
ARE AT HIS THROAT AGAIN. THEY ARE NEVER GONNA
LEAVE HIM ALONE
ABOUT THIS PLACE. WELL, I THINK
THEY MIGHT HAVE
A GOOD REASON. WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT? AN ELECTRICAL FIRE
IN THE NEW BUILDING IN SUSSEX
KILLED 3 PEOPLE. THIS BUILDING'S
CONTRACTOR IS
BEING INDICTED FOR SAFETY-CODE
VIOLATIONS THERE. DO YOU THINK
THIS PLACE IS UNSAFE? WELL, I HOPE NOT. YOU GOING
TO THE VAULT? YEAH. ARDMORE HAS
A FINANCE MEETING WITH THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HE WANTS AN INVENTORY
OF PLASMODIUM SAMPLES. CAN I COME WITH YOU? MMM...NO. MIGHT BE KIND OF SEXY--
THE 2 OF US ALONE, DOWN THERE IN A ROOM
FULL OF SPORES, WATCHING. IT SOUNDS TEMPTING, BUT IT'S
TOO DANGEROUS. WE MIGHT EXCITE
THE SPORES. OK, BUT IT'S
YOUR LOSS. ME AND THE SPORES. CASEY'S FEEDER BANDS ARE PUMPING
SOME NASTY STUFF UP THERE. THIS IS VERY UNSTABLE. IF THAT LOW-PRESSURE
CENTER OVER SOUTH DAKOTA DROPS ANY FARTHER,
WE COULD HAVE A REAL DISASTER
ON OUR HANDS. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
JUST DROPPED 5 MILLIBARS, AND THE WIND SPEED'S
UP TO 50 KNOTS AND CLIMBING. Woman on radio:
REGIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. YEAH. THIS IS BOOKER. LET ME SPEAK WITH
DAVE LINCOLN, PLEASE. HEY, LINC.
IT'S ME--BOOK. WE JUST GOT ANOTHER
5-MILLIBAR DROP IN THE BAROMETRIC
PRESSURE, AND THE WIND SPEEDS
ARE CLIMBING. WANT TO GO HANDHELD
OR STICKS? I DON'T CARE.
JUST HURRY UP. HI. HI. I'M JULIA MERROW
FROM KPBG NEWS. I WAS LOOKING
FOR DR. BOOKER.
IS THAT YOU? NO. HE'S
IN THE BACK. OH. THANKS. ANY TIME. EXCUSE ME.
DR. BOOKER? HI. I'M DOING
A 10th ANNIVERSARY PIECE ON THE TYLER TWISTERS,
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD GET
YOUR EXPERT OPINION. ARE YOU GONNA PUT THIS
ON THE NEWS? THAT WOULD BE THE PLAN,
IF YOU DON'T MIND. THAT WOULD BE GREAT,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO GO. COULD YOU
CALL THE OFFICE? WE'LL DO LUNCH. "WE'LL DO LUNCH"? YEAH. THAT'S HOW
MEDIA TYPES TALK. OH! WELL, WE CAN
ALWAYS LOOK INTO THE STORY
AT GARVIN COUNTY. WHO? YOU KNOW, THE FAMILY
WHO LOST ALL THEIR LIVESTOCK IN THAT BIG STORM
A COUPLE YEARS AGO. COWS, JERRY? YEAH, COWS.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? IT'S A GOOD STORY. AS SOON AS I THINK
YOU'RE HAVING A BREAKTHROUGH, YOU BRING ME COWS. WELL, THEY'RE BIG
IN INDIA. THAT'S FUNNY,
JERRY. THAT'S FUNNY,
ESPECIALLY SINCE
WE'RE IN OKLAHOMA. NO. COME ON. LET'S GO SEE
WHERE THEY'RE GOING. JULES, WHAT KIND
OF TROUBLE ARE YOU GONNA
GET US INTO NOW? OH, AS MUCH AS
HUMANLY POSSIBLE, JER. LET'S GO. Man on radio:
THE TYLER WEATHER CENTER IS PUTTING OUT
A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH FOR TYLER COUNTY, WITH A STRONG POSSIBILITY
OF GALE-FORCE WINDS, AND HAIL IS LIKELY
IN THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON. UPDATED WEATHER
EVERY HALF-HOUR. "CALL THE OFFICE.
WE'LL DO LUNCH." WHICH REMINDS ME,
YOU OWE ME A LUNCH. I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T
FORGET ABOUT THAT. I HAVE A MEMORY
LIKE A GOAT. YOU MEAN AN ELEPHANT. WHAT? THIS ISN'T RIGHT. WE'RE HEADING
THE WRONG DIRECTION. STORM FRONT'S
OVER THERE. YEAH, BUT SEE THE WAY
THE MID-LEVEL WINDS ARE PUSHING
THE ANVIL CLOUD? YOU SURE? I KNOW MY CLOUDS. I GOT A MEMORY
LIKE A GOAT. WE NEED TO HEAD EAST AND GET ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THAT SQUALL LINE. [DISTANT THUNDER] WHAT'S
THE READOUT SAY? IT'S STILL SHOWING
DENSER CELL ACTIVITY FURTHER TO THE EAST. THAT SQUALL LINE'S
GOT TO BE 40,000 FEET. THAT STRIKE
WAS CLOUD-TO-CLOUD. TELL ME YOU
DON'T MISS THIS. SHOULD WE
CALL IT IN? I DON'T KNOW.
NO, NOT YET. THE MORE TIME
WE GIVE THOSE PEOPLE, THE BETTER
THEIR CHANCES. I'M PROBABLY
WRONG. THAT'S A LOAD OF BULL,
AND YOU KNOW IT. PETE, WHAT HAPPENED
10 YEARS AGO WAS A TERRIBLE FLUKE. IT WAS NOT
YOUR FAULT, OK? WE SHOULD MAKE
THAT CALL. [TELEPHONE RINGS] YEAH? LINC,
BOOKER'S ON 3. HEY, BOOK, WHAT'S UP? HEAVY CELL ACTIVITY APPROXIMATELY
60 MILES NORTHEAST
OF HUGHES COUNTY, RAIN CURTAIN ABOUT
6 TO 8 MILES LONG WITH SOME SERIOUS
DOWNDRAFTS. NORTH OF
HUGHES COUNTY? NORTHEAST. UH...WE DON'T SHOW ANY STORM ACTIVITY
IN THAT AREA, JUST SOME DENSE CLOUDS. HAVE YOU CHECKED
YOUR DOPPLER? I DIDN'T USE RADAR.
I GOT PETE JENSEN
NEXT TO ME. PETE JENSEN?
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE? TAKING A RIDE
DOWN MEMORY LANE. NOW, HOW ABOUT
THAT WARNING? I CAN'T ORDER
A WARNING TILL WE HAVE
CONFIRMED TOUCHDOWN. YOU KNOW THAT. I'LL HAVE TO TALK
TO CHASEN. YEAH, YOU DO THAT. HE HAS TO TALK
TO CHASEN. WE GOT OUR ANSWER. SINCE LINC'S GOT
THAT PROMOTION, HE'S LOST HIS NERVE. OK. WE'LL FIND THEM. JUST HEAD FOR THAT
STORM FRONT RIGHT THERE. WHERE? RIGHT. RIGHT HERE. [TIRES SCREECH] [THUNDER] LET'S GET THE DOPPLER
UP AND RUNNING. IT'S GONNA BE GO TIME. COMPUTER'S A GO. ALL SET HERE.
LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THAT WALL CLOUD. GOT TO BE
20 MILES WIDE. IT'S HEADED THIS WAY. [BEEPING] DOPPLER IS SHOWING
STRONG WIND ROTATION. ANY HOOK ECHOES? NOT YET. PETE, YOU BETTER
LOOK AT THIS. WHAT'S THE PRESSURE
READINGS? DROPPING FAST. THERE'S
OUR HOOK ECHO. COME ON. I'M WAITING FOR YOU. [THUNDER] PRESSURE'S
DROPPING FAST! STRAIGHT-LINE WIND'S
GOT TO BE UP
TO 40 MILES PER HOUR! THE STORM'S
MOVING EAST. IT'S BUILDING FAST. Julia: THERE THEY ARE. HEY, WE GOT
COMPANY. THAT'S ALL WE NEED. THAT'S NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? SAME THING AS YOU. I DON'T THINK SO.
GET THAT ANTENNA DOWN BEFORE YOU GET US
ALL KILLED. WE CAN'T. WE GOT
A LIVE FEED-- WHOA! HEY,
LOOK AT THAT! FUNNEL CLOUD! SHE'S DOWN.
THERE'S THE DEBRIS CLOUD. WHY "SHE"?
WHY NOT "HE"? DO YOU REALLY
HAVE TO ASK? YOU BETTER GET
BACK INTO YOUR VAN AND GET OUT
OF HERE NOW! Bob: I'LL ALERT
THE WEATHER STATION. Pete: IT'S STARTING
TO BUILD! YEAH, THIS ONE'S
ENORMOUS. I CAN'T GET
A SIGNAL. WE GOT ABOUT
A 2-MINUTE WINDOW
TO GET OUT OF HERE. GET OUT OF HERE!
GET IN YOUR VAN AND GO! Jerry: CHECK THAT OUT. Pete: GET OUT
OF HERE NOW! GO! AAH! PETE. PETE,
WHAT HAPPENED? LIGHTNING
STRIKE. SHE'S BREATHING. HE IS, TOO.
COME ON, BUDDY. GET UP. GO GET
THE VAN STARTED! GET JULIA
IN THERE NOW! WHAT HAPPENED? LIGHTNING
HIT THE VAN. WHERE'S JERRY? PETE'S GOT HIM. JERRY! HOW IS HE? HE'S BREATHING,
BUT HE'S UNCONSCIOUS. WE'RE OUT OF TIME! THAT THING'S LESS
THAN 2 MILES AWAY! LET'S GO! WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM
TO A HOSPITAL. GO! GO! COME ON! GET IN! COME ON, BOOKER!
GET IN! IT'S GAINING ON US. THERE'S NO WAY
WE'RE GONNA OUTRUN IT! SEE THAT OVERPASS? YEAH. WE'RE GOING
UNDER IT. NO, NOT A GOOD IDEA.
NOT SAFE. IF YOU'RE CAUGHT
OUT IN THE OPEN
DURING A TWISTER, ANY COVER
IS BETTER THAN NONE. GO ON UP THERE! WHY WOULD WE
DO THAT? DO YOU EVER STOP
ASKING QUESTIONS? IF I DID, I WOULDN'T
HAVE A JOB. GO! I DON'T CARE WHAT
THAT REPORTER BELIEVES. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE
OF THIS BUILDING. CARTER PULLED THIS
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING REPORT. THIS SITE'S
NOT BUILT TO CODE. SO THE ROOF'S
A LITTLE HIGH OR THERE'S
AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET A MILLIMETER
TOO CLOSE TO A WATER PIPE.
WHO REALLY CARES? I DO.
YOU SHOULD, TOO. LOOK, THIS IS
A RIDICULOUS CHARGE BROUGHT ON
BY A BUNCH
OF TREE HUGGERS WHO WANT THEIR
VACCINES AND THEIR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS JUST AS LONG AS
THEY'RE NOT TESTED IN THEIR OWN
BACKYARD. I THINK THAT'S
A LITTLE HARSH. I'M NOT DISPUTING
THE NEED FOR THE CENTER, BUT WHAT IF WE POSE
A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY? I'M NOT GONNA BURY MY HEAD
IN THE SAND ON THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. NO. THIS IS NONSENSE,
AND YOU ARE OVERREACTING. OVERREACTING? IF THIS BUILDING
IS COMPROMISED, THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
THAT COULD BE RELEASED WILL HAVE
A DEVASTATING EFFECT. THIS FACILITY IS
IMPORTANT TO TYLER. IT'S GOOD
FOR ITS ECONOMY, AND IT'S GOOD
FOR ITS FUTURE. AND EVEN IF THIS
BUILDING ISN'T 100%, THE VAULT
CERTAINLY IS. DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SOUND LIKE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT
OUR SENATOR SOUNDS LIKE? NO, OF COURSE YOU DON'T. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE
LONG ENOUGH. SO LET ME TELL YOU.
IF HE EVEN THINKS THAT THIS COULD JEOPARDIZE
HIS REELECTION, HE WILL SHUT
THIS PLACE DOWN, PUT US ALL OUT OF WORK,
AND THAT INCLUDES YOU. HOW ABOUT KILLING
HALF THE COUNTY? HOW'S THAT GONNA AFFECT
HIS REELECTION? I'M NOT GONNA HAVE YOU
START AN ALL-OUT PANIC
OVER NOTHING. I DON'T NEED
PEOPLE PICKETING
ON OUR DOORSTEP, AND I CERTAINLY
DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY MORE NEWS CAMERAS
AROUND HERE. IS THAT UNDERSTOOD? IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO,
REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES. YOU WANT TO TALK
CONSEQUENCES? THEN THINK ABOUT THIS. WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS--
NOTHING-- AND THIS BUILDING
IS STILL DESTROYED, NOT BECAUSE
OF SOME STORM OR SOME CODE
VIOLATIONS, BUT BECAUSE OF
LACK OF FUNDING, WHEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
LOSE THEIR JOBS AND THIS ENTIRE TOWN
IS IN THE THROES
OF DEPRESSION, AND WHY? BECAUSE
SOMEBODY OVERREACTED. YOU GONNA PAT YOURSELF
ON THE BACK THEN,
DR. TEDESCO? HMM? PERSONALLY, I COULDN'T
LIVE WITH MYSELF. NOW, I HAVE
A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING WITH THE GRANT BOARD
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, SO I PREFER TO HEAR
NOTHING MORE ABOUT THIS. IS THAT UNDERSTOOD? NOTHING IS GOING TO
STOP THIS FACILITY GETTING THE FUNDING
IT NEEDS, NOT SOME
OUT-OF-DATE REPORT AND CERTAINLY NOT
A BIT OF BAD WEATHER. Pete: YOU KNOW, THE STORM'S
ONLY GOING TO INTENSIFY. YEAH, I KNOW. HOW LONG
ARE YOU THINKING? 72 HOURS,
MAYBE LESS. THAT'S WHAT I WAS
AFRAID OF. IT'S BEEN REAL GOOD
HAVING YOU BACK HERE. I'D BE LYING IF I
DIDN'T SAY I MISSED IT. SO, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING, PETE? I MEAN, DO YOU REALLY
LOVE IT IN PORTLAND? I DON'T KNOW. BECAUSE
I GOT TO TELL YOU, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST
MEANT TO BE DOING
CERTAIN THINGS. YOU KNOW, IT'S IN THEIR
CONSTITUTIONAL MAKEUP. WELL, YOU BELONG HERE,
DOING THIS. TOO BAD PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
WASN'T IN MY MAKEUP. NOW, WHY AM I TAKING YOU
BACK TO THAT HOSPITAL? I JUST WANT TO CHECK
ON THOSE 2 REPORTERS,
MAKE SURE THEY'RE OK. YOU WANT TO CHECK
ON JULIA MERROW, MAKE SURE
SHE'S DOING OK. DON'T BE ABSURD. NO, IT'S GOOD, PETE. I SAW HOW YOU WERE
LOOKING AT HER. YOU TWO SEEMED CLOSE. CLOSE? YEAH. CLOSE. INTERESTED. HA HA. GOT ME. Girl: EXCUSE ME.
WHERE ARE THE BATHROOMS? HEY. YOU'RE HERE. YEAH. HOW'S
YOUR CAMERAMAN DOING? JERRY? YEAH. JERRY. HE HAS SOME
FIRST-DEGREE BURNS, MINOR CUTS
AND BRUISES. IT COULD HAVE
BEEN WORSE. YEAH. IT COULD HAVE
BEEN A LOT WORSE. YEAH. THAT WAS
REALLY STUPID OF US. I PUT YOUR LIFE AND HIS LIFE
IN DANGER, AND I'M JUST
SO SORRY. YOU'VE GOT TO GO
WHERE THE STORY GOES-- THE NATURE OF
YOUR BUSINESS, RIGHT? YEAH. WELL, IT DOESN'T
MAKE IT ANY LESS STUPID. I'M TRYING TO
THROW YOU A ROPE HERE, AND YOU JUST KEEP
GRABBING THE ANCHOR. YEAH. YOU HUNGRY? ALWAYS. GOOD. [MUSIC PLAYING] WELL, I'VE BEEN IN IT
FOR 2 YEARS. I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT
INTO A MAJOR MARKET, BUT...IT'S NOT EASY. THERE'S JUST
SO MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO GET INTO
THIS BUSINESS, IT'S CRAZY. I CAN IMAGINE. WHAT? I DID
A LITTLE RESEARCH. YEAH? SO, WHY DID YOU
BECOME A COP? BECAUSE THE WAY
I HEAR IT, YOU WERE, LIKE,
MR. TORNADO AUTHORITY
AROUND HERE. THINGS CHANGE. KIND OF A BIG CHANGE,
DON'T YOU THINK? I LOST MY WIFE
IN A TORNADO. I KNOW. I'M SORRY. I WAS OUT CHASING
A NASTY STORM FRONT. I JUST DIDN'T
SEE IT COMING. WHAT? THE TORNADO? TORNADOES
ARE UNPREDICTABLE. OH, YOU CAN'T BLAME
YOURSELF FOR THAT. OH, I DO BLAME MYSELF. INSTEAD OF GOING HOME
AND TAKING CARE OF MY WIFE
AND MY DAUGHTER, I WAS OUT IN THE FIELD. YOU SEE, BACK THEN, I BELIEVED,
IN MY ARROGANCE, THAT THERE WAS
A RHYME AND A REASON
TO ALL THIS, THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE
OF BEHAVIORAL PATTERN THAT I COULD DECIPHER AND...I DON'T KNOW, JUST MAKE THESE STORMS
PREDICTABLE. BUT I DIDN'T THINK
THAT STORM WOULD
HEAD WHERE IT DID. SO YOU DON'T BELIEVE
THAT THERE'S A DECIPHERABLE
PATTERN ANYMORE? NO, AND IT
DOESN'T MATTER, BECAUSE I'M NOT
IN THE WEATHER
BUSINESS ANYMORE. AH, THAT'S WHY YOU
WERE IN THE FIELD TODAY. WELL... SO, DO YOU FIND
BEING A COP REWARDING? A DETECTIVE. WELL, LET'S JUST SAY
THAT AFTER... MARY DIED, I DECIDED
TO DEVOTE MY LIFE TO GOALS THAT WERE
JUST A LITTLE BIT
MORE OBTAINABLE. BUT JUST AS DANGEROUS. YEAH, I SUPPOSE. YOU EVER BEEN SHOT? YEAH. REALLY? WHERE? THIS IS
KIND OF PERSONAL,
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW. OH, COME ON.
YOU CAN TELL ME. IN THE, UM... IN THE GLUTEUS MAXIMUS. OH, COME ON! YOU WANT TO SEE? NOT HERE. AH. SO YOU DO
WANT TO SEE, THOUGH. OH...GOSH. OH, NO. [TYPING] YOU EVER GET ANY DECENT FOOD
OUT OF THIS FRIDGE? DECENT? NO.
CHIPS, SALSA, SOMETIMES
A STALE MUFFIN. STAY AWAY FROM
THE DONUTS, MAN. WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THE DONUTS? IT JUST AIN'T RIGHT. WELL, I LIKE
THE DONUTS, OK? NOW FOCUS. 6:00 PRINTOUT. YEAH. JUST CAME IN. OH, BOY. JENSEN WAS RIGHT. CASEY DIDN'T
TRACK EAST. SHE'S COMING HERE. IT'S GONNA BE
ONE HECK OF A MORNING. [TELEPHONE RINGS] HELLO. Bob: PETE, YOU UP? YEAH, YEAH.
WHAT'S UP? IT'S CASEY. SHE'S TAKING
A NORTHERN TRACK UP THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS. DID YOU CALL LINCOLN
ABOUT THIS? HE'S THE ONE
WHO TOLD ME. I'M PICKING YOU UP.
SHOULD BE THERE IN 20 MINUTES. HEY, LISTEN. MEET ME
OUTSIDE OF ROSA'S. I'LL PICK US UP
A COUPLE OF COFFEES,
ALL RIGHT? MAKE IT A LARGE,
OK, BUDDY? NONE OF THAT CREAM
AND SUGAR EITHER. YOU GOT ME? DON'T WORRY.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON. BYE. [HANGS UP TELEPHONE] SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN
TO WAKE YOU UP. OH, IT'S OK.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I WAS JUST
WATCHING THE CLOUDS. OH. SEE, IF MY 6-YEAR-OLD
NEPHEW SAID THAT, IT WOULD BE OK. BUT YOU SAYING THAT, IT BRINGS ON
A WHOLE NEW MEANING. [LAUGHS] THAT WAS BOOKER. HE SAID
HE'S GONNA BE HERE IN 20 MINUTES
TO PICK ME UP. THEN THAT MEANS
WE HAVE 10. MM-HMM. OW! [LAUGHTER] THAT'S
MY GUNSHOT WOUND. BUT, NICHOLAS,
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. YES. AND? JUST THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD SEE IT. SO CASEY'S
HEADED NORTH. WHAT DO THE COMPUTER
PROJECTIONS SAY? HOLDING TO THEIR
ORIGINAL FORECASTS. HA HA. WELL, THEN
WHY ARE WE HAVING
THIS CONVERSATION? THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT JENSEN PREDICTED. [SIGHS] WHERE'S
THE COLD FRONT? SOUTH-CENTRAL WYOMING, PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA,
SOUTHERN IOWA. WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME IT MOVED? IT'S BEEN STATIONARY
FOR A WHILE. IF JENSEN'S RIGHT
ABOUT THIS AND THESE 2
SYSTEMS COLLIDE, IT COULD BE
A MAJOR DISASTER. JENSEN HAS BEEN OUT
OF THE WEATHER BUSINESS FOR MORE
THAN 10 YEARS NOW. HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. I THINK HE'S RIGHT
ABOUT THIS. GIVE ME A BREAK,
WILL YOU? TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY THE MOST INTRICATE
AND SENSITIVE WEATHER-MONITORING
EQUIPMENT THAT
MONEY CAN BUY. IF ANY OF IT TELLS US
THAT WE HAVE TO
BE CONCERNED, THEN WE
WILL BE CONCERNED. DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S
A BIT MORE REASONABLE THAN GUT HUNCHES, HMM?
YOU KNOW, JUST... [ENGINE STOPS] GOOD MORNING. <i> GRACIAS, COMPADRE.</i> WHAT'S THIS? LINCOLN E-MAILED
THOSE BEFORE I LEFT. I KNEW IT. YEAH,
YOU WERE RIGHT. CASEY'S PULLING
THAT COLD FRONT
STRAIGHT DOWN. LINCOLN SAY HE'S
GONNA ISSUE A WATCH? THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM
ISSUING WATCHES. YOU KNOW THAT. IT'S THE WARNINGS
THAT CHASEN HAS SUCH
A HARD TIME WITH. WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU? YOU SMELL
OF PERFUME. [AHEM] IT'S PROBABLY
MY DEODORANT. WHAT ABOUT THE MARKS
ALL OVER YOUR NECK? THAT THE DEODORANT,
TOO? THIS IS NOTHING.
THESE ARE MOSQUITO BITES. THE MOTEL'S A DUMP.
IT'S LIKE A SWAMP IN THERE. I BELIEVE
THERE'S ONE OF THOSE MOSQUITOES
RIGHT NOW. AND IT'S HEADING
OUR WAY! WHAT SHOULD WE DO? HEY. HI. I'M COMING
WITH YOU. JULIA, IF THESE
INDICATIONS ARE CORRECT, IT'S NOT GONNA BE
PRETTY OUT THERE, HONEY. IT'S WHAT
I LIVE FOR.
IT'S MY JOB. I DIDN'T GET YOU
ANY COFFEE. OH, THAT'S OK.
I'LL HAVE YOURS. MORNING. CHEERS. [ENGINE STARTS] Julia: WHERE
ARE WE HEADED? Pete: LET'S STOP
AT MARGARET'S. THEN WE'LL HEAD
SOUTH ON ROUTE 278. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL. Margaret: SO, HAVE YOU
GIVEN IT ANY MORE THOUGHT? TO WHAT? MOVING BACK. IT IS YOUR
FATHER, KARA. WELL, I'M NOT
MOVING BACK. I COULDN'T GET OUT
OF THAT DEPRESSING LITTLE APARTMENT
SOON ENOUGH. HONEY, I'M NOT GOING
TO BE AROUND FOREVER. AND WHEN I'M GONE,
YOUR FATHER IS THE ONLY FAMILY
THAT YOU'VE GOT, AND YOU'RE GOING
TO NEED HIM, AND HE'S GOING
TO NEED YOU. I DON'T NEED HIM. KARA, YOU'VE GOT TO
RESOLVE THINGS WITH YOUR FATHER. Pete: MARGARET. Margaret:
IN HERE. GOOD. I'M GLAD
YOU'RE STILL HERE. WHY? WHAT IS IT? HURRICANE CASEY
HAS BACKTRACKED.
SHE'S HEADED THIS WAY. HURRICANES
DON'T MAKE IT UP HERE. BY THE TIME IT DOES,
IT WILL BE SOME WIND AND RAIN. IT'S NO BIG DEAL. IT'S NOT THE HURRICANE
THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. IT'S THE WEATHER
IT'LL GENERATE. I DON'T WANT YOU
GOING TO WORK TODAY. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I HAVE TO GO. DR. ARDMORE HAS
AN IMPORTANT MEETING BEFORE THE GRANT BOARD
THIS AFTERNOON, AND I STILL HAVEN'T
PREPARED FOR IT. KARA, THIS IS
A SERIOUS SITUATION. I WANT YOU
TO STAY HERE TODAY. NO, I'M NOT-- WHAT? ARE YOU
GROUNDING ME? IF I HEAR AN ALERT,
THEN I'LL COME HOME. NOW, IF YOU'LL
PLEASE EXCUSE ME.
I'M GONNA BE LATE. SEE YOU LATER,
GRANDMA. Pete: THE SQUALL LINE'S
ALREADY DEFINED OVER THERE, AND THE WINDS ARE PICKING UP
OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. Julia: IS THAT
HOW IT STARTS? Bob: IT'S STARTING,
ALL RIGHT, AND IT'S GONNA
GET A LOT WORSE
BEFORE IT'S OVER. STOP RIGHT UP HERE.
I'M GONNA FIRE UP
THE DOPPLER, BOOK. YOU GRAB
THE PORTABLE. YOU READ MY MIND. THAT'S ONE OF THE
LARGEST SUPERCELLS
I'VE EVER SEEN. [THUNDER] Pete: I'D GUESS
THE ANVIL CLOUDS TOP OFF AT ABOUT 40,000 FEET.
IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? UNBELIEVABLE.
THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF IT FORMING
AN HOUR AGO. THAT SQUALL LINE
IS MASSIVE. THAT'S GOT TO BE
SEVERAL MILES ACROSS. IT'S MOVING FAST. WHERE'S
THE COLD FRONT AT? STILL STATIONARY. NO, IT'S NOT. IT'S BEING PULLED DOWN. IS THAT BAD? VERY. MY COMPUTER
ISN'T READING IT. YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING? YEP. Woman on intercom:
DR. ARDMORE. YES? MR. CHASEN FROM
THE WEATHER BUREAU
IS ON LINE 3. THANK YOU. [BEEP] NICHOLAS,
HOW CAN I HELP YOU? RAYMOND, I JUST
WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE
THERE'S A CHANCE OF SOME PRETTY SERIOUS
WEATHER HEADED YOUR WAY. OH, YES. WHEN? BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
AT THE LATEST.
POSSIBLY SOONER. I KNOW YOU HAVE
AN IMPORTANT MEETING. SO I WON'T ORDER
AN EVAC UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THAT WOULD BE USEFUL.
I APPRECIATE IT. MAY I ASK WHY
THE SUDDEN INTEREST? [CHUCKLES] I WAS HOPING
YOU MIGHT HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH THE SENATOR ABOUT THAT OPENING
IN WASHINGTON. OH, OF COURSE.
ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER,
RIGHT? RIGHT.
THANKS, RAYMOND. ALL RIGHT. TALK
TO YOU LATER. BYE. STRANGE FELLOW. John: COME ON, GUYS. NOW, THIS IS
OUR MAIN OFFICE, WHERE OUR BRILLIANT
SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS WRITE DOWN THEIR
REPORTS ON RESEARCH THAT THEY DO
IN THE LABORATORY. YES? WE DO RESEARCH
AND WRITE ESSAYS, TOO. Woman: WE DID THIS
LITTLE EXPERIMENT WHERE WE PUT
A CARPENTER'S NAIL INSIDE A BOTTLE
OF SODA POP. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS,
THE NAIL BEGAN
TO DISSOLVE. SO YOU GUYS
LEARNED TO AVOID DRINKING TOO MUCH
SODA POP, RIGHT? UH-HUH. MM-HMM. MM-HMM. OUR SCIENTISTS' EXPERIMENTS
STUDY SAMPLES OF BACTERIUM, WHICH WAS
A FANCY TERM FOR GERMS. AND WE STUDY
MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS, WHICH IS
ANOTHER FANCY TERM FOR TEENY-WEENY
LIVING THINGS. IS SHE A SCIENTIST? WELL, YES. IN FACT,
THAT'S KARA JENSEN. SHE'S ONE OF OUR BEST
SCIENTISTS. OK, KIDS,
WHO WANTS TO GO SEE SOMETHING REALLY GROSS? Boy: I DO. COME ON. [THUNDER] STRONG UPDRAFTS,
WELL-DEFINED WALL CLOUD. YEAH, BUT WE'RE ON
THE WRONG SIDE OF THE STORM TO GET ANY
ACCURATE READINGS. THE RAIN CURTAIN'S
BETWEEN US
AND THE WALL CLOUD. WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN? IT MEANS YOU'RE
ABOUT TO SEE
THE FINGER OF GOD. WHICH FINGER? GUESS. WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT?
HERE SHE COMES. TOUCHDOWN. 6 POINTS.
TIME? CONFIRMED
FUNNEL CLOUD
AT 12:40 P.M. IT'S ACTUALLY
QUITE BEAUTIFUL.
WHERE'S SHE HEADED? HUGHES OR TYLER COUNTY. I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE
IN EITHER ONE. WE GOT TO GET
OUT OF HERE. COME ON.
LET'S CALL IT IN. [ENGINE STARTS] LINC, COME HERE. LOOK AT THIS. STORMS ARE
FORMING RAPIDLY ALONG THE NORTHERN END
OF THIS DRY LINE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] LINCOLN. LINC, WE HAVE
A CONFIRMED FUNNEL ABOUT 30 MILES
OUTSIDE OF TYLER. IT APPEARS TO BE
HEADED YOUR WAY. I SUGGEST YOU
ISSUE A WARNING. STAY ON THE LINE,
PETE. WE NEED TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE. OK. WE GOT PRETTY GOOD
CIRCULATION GOING ABOUT 60 MILES
SOUTH OF TYLER. JENSEN LOOKS
POINT-ON. GET ME A VISUAL, SOMETHING
I CAN SHOW CHASEN. PETE, GOT TO
CALL YOU BACK. LOOK, LET'S JUST
ISSUE A WARNING FOR HUGHES
AND TYLER COUNTY. [SIGHS] ARE WE SURE
ABOUT THIS? I AM. WHERE ARE YOU
SENDING THAT WARNING? HUGHES AND TYLER
COUNTY. WE HAVE CONFIRMATION
OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
30 MILES DUE SOUTH. 30 MILES SOUTH? THAT'S NOT EVEN
IN THIS COUNTY. IT'LL NEVER LAST
LONG ENOUGH TO GET HERE. LOOK, I DON'T WANT
ANY WARNINGS UNTIL WE HAVE
A VIABLE THREAT. UNDERSTOOD? YEAH. WE'RE NOT GONNA
CRY "WOLF." Man: DR. ARDMORE. MORNING. MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU? GLAD YOU
COULD MAKE IT. LET'S GET INSIDE
OUT OF THIS WIND. IT'S GETTING WINDY.
THERE YOU GO. JUST FOLLOW ME
INSIDE. AND THIS WAY, PLEASE.
JUST FOLLOW ME. WELL, THIS, OF COURSE,
IS OUR MAIN LAB, WHERE OUR STAFF
OF BIOLOGISTS AND SCIENTISTS EXAMINE, CLASSIFY,
AND REPORT ON HUNDREDS OF BACTERIAL
AND VIRAL STRAINS EVERY YEAR. NOW, IF YOU'D LIKE TO FOLLOW ME
TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION
SET UP FOR YOU. THIS WAY. [CELL PHONE RINGING] [BEEP] Pete:
KARA, IT'S ME. YES, DAD? TELL ME
ABOUT THE CLOUDS.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING? WHAT? LOOK AT THE CLOUDS.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING? [THUNDER] THEY ARE
REALLY MOVING, SWIRLING.
IT'S PRETTY INTENSE. DID THE ALARMS
GO OFF? NO. ALL RIGHT, KARA.
YOU NEED TO GET
OUT OF THERE. LISTEN TO ME.
THERE'S A TORNADO
COMING. I'M ON MY WAY.
EVACUATE
THE BUILDING NOW. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. [TELEPHONE RINGING] COME ON, MARGARET. [RING] SHE'S NOT ANSWERING. IF I KNOW CHASEN,
HE'S NOT GONNA
ISSUE A WARNING UNTIL THE TWISTER
IS ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. I COULD DO IT. I JUST...
I NEED TO GET ON THE AIR. WE'VE GOT 3 DIFFERENT
KINDS OF SOUP. WE'VE GOT TUNA-FISH SANDWICHES,
SALMON SANDWICHES. I THINK WE EVEN HAVE
BOLOGNA SANDWICHES. JOHN. JOHN, I NEED
TO TALK TO YOU. KIDS, WILL YOU GIVE ME
ONE SECOND, PLEASE? WHAT'S UP? WE NEED TO GET
THE KIDS OUT OF HERE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THERE'S GONNA BE-- TYLER'S GONNA GET HIT
WITH A TWISTER, A BIG ONE. WHAT?
YOU'RE KIDDING. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
IF YOU WANT ME
TO WARN THE OTHERS-- OK. OK. KIDS, UNFORTUNATELY,
THE FIELD TRIP IS OVER. WE'LL DO ANOTHER ONE
REALLY SOON. OK? I PROMISE.
I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU. FOLLOW ME. WE'VE GOT TO
GET YOU TO A SHELTER. WOULDN'T IT BE SAFER
IF WE KEPT THE KIDS HERE? NOT SAFER.
TRUST ME. I HEARD
YOUR CONVERSATION
WITH ARDMORE. IF A TORNADO
COMES THROUGH HERE AND THIS BUILDING
IS COMPROMISED-- [KNOCKS ON DOOR] THE FIELD TRIP IS OVER. HELP ME GET THE KIDS
IN THEIR SEATS. COME ON, KIDS. TELL THE DRIVER TO TAKE
COOPER CANYON ROAD TO THE SHELTER
ON MILNER AVENUE. THAT'S
THE CLOSEST ONE. YES, MARTIN,
I REALIZE I DON'T HAVE A CAMERA
OR A LIVE MIKE. BUT I NEED TO GET
ON THE AIR RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE A TORNADO IS GOING
TO HIT TYLER ANY MINUTE. [TIRES SCREECHING] MARTIN? HELLO? MY PHONE
IS CUTTING OUT. HELLO? MARTIN? YES, YES, YES,
I'M STILL HERE. NO, I SAID ANY MINUTE. John:
TORNADO'S COMING! COME ON!
LET'S MOVE! NOW! WE GOT TO CLEAR OUT! EVERYBODY IN HERE,
LET'S GO! [EXCITED VOICES] Julia's voice: WE'VE RECEIVED
NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS ABOUT THE SIGHTINGS
IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF TYLER. HOWEVER, NO WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
DEPARTMENT. ALL TYLER RESIDENTS
NEED TO BE WARNED THERE IS A TWISTER DOWN. I REPEAT--A TORNADO
HAS TOUCHED DOWN AND IS HEADING
TOWARDS TYLER. BOOK,
CUT LEFT, NOW! ISSUE THE WARNING. THIS COULD MEAN
OUR JOBS. DO IT. ORBITAL VELOCITY
IS CLOSE TO 300
MILES AN HOUR. FUNNEL'S ABOUT
A TENTH OF A MILE WIDE. IT'S GOT TO BE TRAVELING
CLOSE TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. 14 MINUTES SINCE TOUCHDOWN. IT'S STILL GOING STRONG,
COMING IN RIGHT BEHIND US. GO, BOOK! GO! WON'T THIS THING
GO ANY FASTER? STEP ON IT! IT'S HEADED FOR E.D.A.C.
WE'VE GOT TO GET OVER THERE. Ardmore: SO, BASED
ON THESE FIGURES, I THINK WE CAN
SAFELY ASSUME THAT THE NEXT 3
FISCAL YEARS-- A TORNADO'S COMING.
WE NEED TO GET TO SAFETY. WE NEED TO MOVE NOW. YES. WELL, I'M SURE WE'LL ALL BE
SAFE ENOUGH INSIDE HERE. BUT THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONCERN. THIS BUILDING
COULD GO. THIS STORM
COULD RELEASE THOUSANDS OF INFECTIOUS
BIOLOGICAL STRAINS. SURELY YOU REALIZE
THE POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES
TO THIS AREA. LOOK, I ASSURE YOU,
THIS BUILDING IS ONE OF
THE SAFEST IN THE AREA. THERE'S NO CAUSE
FOR ALARM, REALLY. SORRY. THE SALES PITCH
IS OVER, DOCTOR. THIS PLACE ISN'T BUILT TO CODE,
AND YOU KNOW IT. I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE
A DEATH WISH, BUT WHY DON'T WE SPARE
THE OTHERS? I SUGGEST THAT
YOU LEAVE THE BUILDING. NOW! YOU BETTER BE RIGHT. THE VAULT. OH, MY GOSH. I'VE GOT TO
PUT THE SAMPLES
IN THE VAULT. WELL, YOU CAN'T DO IT
ON YOUR OWN. Julia: IT'S STILL COMING!
IT'S HEADING RIGHT FOR US! Pete: DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT. I CAN'T GET KARA
ON HER CELL. MAYBE SHE'S
ALREADY LEFT. [LATCHES CLICK] GRAB THOSE. [SHOUTING] WAIT! WAIT! NO!
THE CARS ARE
TOO DANGEROUS! WE NEED TO GET
TO LOWER GROUND! Bob: THE GATE. DON'T STOP.
JUST GO THROUGH.
GO THROUGH! HEY! [TIRES SCREECHING] GOOD.
SHE'S STILL HERE. PETE, YOU'RE NOT
GOING OUT THERE. I'VE GOT TO GO GET HER.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. I'M COMING
WITH YOU. NO! YOU'RE WASTING TIME.
COME ON! IF I'M NOT BACK
IN 3 MINUTES,
YOU GET OUT OF HERE! [BEEP] [AIR HISSES] KARA! KARA! [CELL PHONE RINGING] THIS IS JOHN. YES. OH, MY GOSH. THE SCHOOLTEACHER
JUST CALLED. LITTLE SAMANTHA DIDN'T
GET ON THE SCHOOL BUS. YOU LOOK FOR SAMANTHA. I'LL TAKE THE SAMPLES
TO THE VAULT. HEY, HEY! I'M LOOKING
FOR KARA JENSEN! DO YOU KNOW
WHERE SHE IS? HEY! A LITTLE GIRL
IS LOST SOMEWHERE
IN THE BUILDING. SHE WENT
TO FIND HER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU GOT TO GET
OUT OF HERE. THERE'S A TORNADO
COMING. COME ON. I'VE GOT TO GET THESE
DOWN TO THE VAULT. KARA WENT THAT WAY.
I'LL CATCH UP TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. SAMANTHA! SAMANTHA! SAMANTHA! SAMANTHA! SAMANTHA! Girl, faintly:
I'M HERE. SAMANTHA! I'M IN HERE. SAMANTHA. EVERYONE LEFT ME. NO ONE LEFT YOU,
HONEY. I'M HERE. I'M SCARED. IT'S GONNA BE OK.
COME WITH ME. OK, SWEETIE?
THAT'S IT. KARA. THANK GOD
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. COME ON! OH, NO. IT'S HERE! TAKE OFF. I'M GONNA
GO FIND PETE. NO. WE HAVE TO
WAIT HERE. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO
IN THERE RIGHT NOW. YES! IS EVERYBODY OK? COME ON!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE! [TIRES SCREECHING] HAVE TO GET TO
A CULVERT OR SOME
KIND OF TUNNEL! THERE'S ONE ABOUT
HALF A MILE DOWN FROM
THE MAIN ENTRANCE. WILL THE VAULT HOLD? IT BETTER. GET UNDER
THE BRIDGE!
GO! GO! GO! ALL RIGHT, HANG ON
REAL TIGHT, EVERYBODY! HANG ON! [WIND RECEDING] ARE YOU OK? I WANT TO GO HOME. COME HERE, BABY.
IT'S OK. THE WHOLE BLOCK LOOKS UNTOUCHED.
I BET SHE'S OK. GRANDMA.
OH, GRANDMA! OH! I WAS SO WORRIED
ABOUT YOU TWO. THANK GOODNESS
YOU'RE OK. I HAVEN'T SEEN
THOSE 2 SMILES TOGETHER IN A LONG,
LONG TIME. COME ON IN. Julia: ALMOST 10 YEARS
TO THE DAY, ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORST TWISTER OUTBREAK
IN U.S. HISTORY, DISASTER HAS ONCE AGAIN
STRUCK AMERICA'S HEARTLAND, THE WORST OF WHICH
ABSOLUTELY DEMOLISHED THE E.D.A.C. LABS BY WINDS
THAT TOPPED 200 MILES AN HOUR, REACHING AN F-5
ON THE FUJITA SCALE. WHAT MAKES THIS DISASTER
DIFFERENT FROM YEARS AGO IS THAT AMAZINGLY,
NO LIVES WERE LOST. AT THE CENTER
OF NATURE'S WRATH IS A STORY OF THE COURAGE
AND BRAVERY OF A FEW PEOPLE WHO RISKED LIFE AND LIMB
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE E.D.A.C.'S DEADLY
STORES OF LETHAL MICROBES WERE SEALED SAFELY AWAY
IN AN UNDERGROUND VAULT. HI. DAD... I JUST WANTED TO
TELL YOU HOW-- YOU DON'T HAVE TO
SAY ANYTHING, HONEY. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M SO SORRY
ABOUT EVERYTHING. ME, TOO, KARA.
ME, TOO. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT PORTLAND. NO. IF THIS IS ABOUT
ME MOVING BACK-- NO, NO. IT'S ABOUT ME
MOVING BACK HERE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I THINK I'VE BEEN GONE
FROM HOME LONG ENOUGH. DON'T YOU? ARE YOU SERIOUS? YEP. CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
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