Close Encounters Of The EF Kind
Tornado Tales and Movie Critiques: Real-Life Storm Experiences
In this episode, the hosts discuss their fascination and fear of tornadoes, sharing personal experiences and critiquing a movie's portrayal of tornado events. They talk about inaccuracies in storm depictions in film, such as lack of rain and thunder, and recount personal stories of living through tornado warnings and witnessing their devastating effects. The conversation also touches on the geographical peculiarities of tornado occurrences in the United States, particularly in Texas, and the unique experiences that come with living in tornado-prone areas.
00:00 Introduction to Storm Season
00:15 Critique of Tornado Movies
00:46 Personal Tornado Experiences
01:44 Living in Tornado Alley
02:08 Historical Tornado Events
03:04 Global Perspective on Tornadoes
Transcript
Close encounters of the EF kind
[:[00:00:03] James: I like storm season, but I don't like seeing tornadoes anywhere near me.
[:[00:00:16] James: of this movie is being like watching Jaws in the water.
[:[00:00:30] Sherry: But you gotta, and the hail and the ha, there was some Hell yeah.
[:[00:00:35] Phil: So you can see a bill and stuff
[:[00:00:45] Sherry: right. Well, I will say this. The first rotation I saw when we moved here, this, the sirens were going off and I'm like, why, and I looked out the front.
[:[00:01:11] James: That's the spooky parts that the movie didn't show. Like that's more ominous than people. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. That it's like the end of the world and then a tornado's gonna beat
[:[00:01:19] Sherry: Yeah. Yes. It was just, yeah. But no, I don't, the sirens really, after, you know, I saw this movie. Or it came out [00:01:30] before we moved here. Once we moved here, then I'm like, it almost gave me anxiety to watch it. Panic attack. Yeah. Hey, we lived near
[:[00:01:42] James: Pretty much. But I still love it. Thankfully we're in a good spot.
[:[00:01:46] Sherry: Yeah. The last few storms, it seems, have split before it gets to us.
[:[00:01:56] James: when it hits us, boy, does it hit us. Oh, oh,
[:[00:02:04] Chris: Yeah, hello, we got to get to the past.
[:[00:02:26] James: I remember killed
[:[00:02:30] James: You know, in our area, it can be wild. The
[:[00:02:59] Sherry: [00:03:00] Yeah, I'm not going
[:[00:03:02] Sherry: So
[:[00:03:14] Phil: No, it's true. The tornado alley, you know, from here to up through Oklahoma.
[:[00:03:19] Sherry: they have the Dixie alley that is a little further East. The other, other places though, have hurricanes and typhoons. Yeah.
[:[00:03:33] Chris: to
[:[00:03:40] James: tornadoes come off of hurricanes, water spouts and all kinds of
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