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00:02:31AI may be the future, but it is not the present, and I'm not issuing any warnings based on some untested software.
00:02:38Well, I have to at least warn the people I care about.
00:02:41AI may be the future, but I will call you back in a few.
00:03:02I know. Tina's online today.
00:03:06Exactly. Professor Bennett, you need to seek shelter immediately. Tina's predicted an F2 tornado about to hit Topeka.
00:03:13Wait, what?
00:03:13Right. James, I don't see any inflow bands or feel a change in the barometric pressure. Are you sure?
00:03:21Yes. You need to get inside as soon as possible.
00:03:24Okay. Okay, I'm heading to the shelter now. Better safe than sorry, right? I'll call you from the side.
00:03:31Dr. Evans, even Professor Bennett is taking this seriously.
00:03:41And I'm taking facts seriously, not some untested software.
00:03:45Well, as head programmer here, I'm...
00:03:47As your boss here, I'm telling you that issuing a false warning can be very dangerous.
00:03:52Tina is way too cutting edge to be useful right now. Once you work the kinks out...
00:03:56That's what they said about using microwaves to beam solar energy from space, and that...
00:04:00Took years to be operational. So be patient.
00:04:03Hey! You guys see this?
00:04:07Dropping pressure.
00:04:09Strong winds with moisture buildup at latitude 39.050980. Longitude minus 95.670433.
00:04:19Topeka.
00:04:21I need more data from you before I can proceed. We need to get this information exactly right before we can alert the authorities.
00:04:29Tina confirms the mesocyclone is underway, causing temperature differential at the edge of the downdraft.
00:04:34An F2 tornado will be destructive and build very fast. We have less than five minutes.
00:04:40Have the Topeka office issue an imminent tornado warning.
00:04:44Hello, Rosemary speaking.
00:04:45Alert the National Guard to start evacuations.
00:04:48Yes, ma'am.
00:04:59Oh my God!
00:05:08Oh, my God!
00:05:18Fuck!
00:05:21Oh, my God!
00:05:25Oh, my God!
00:05:27Oh, my God!
00:05:28the rapid gathering of low-level air moisture creating the inflow bands and spiraling formation
00:05:41is astonishing the dew point usually says around 3.2 this is showing a dew point of negative 8.3
00:05:47it's happening too fast oh we've got a tornado that's about to happen in pleasant hill
00:05:52well we better tell it another in warrensburg that can't be correct
00:05:56the rate of atmospheric disruption can't be accurate according to tina dozens of cyclone
00:06:03storm clusters are forming across the entire midwest over the next 12 hours what in god's
00:06:07name is going on the damage to rural and city areas has been catastrophic rescue crews are
00:06:15hard at work but preliminary reports from topeka paint a grim picture
00:06:19what's the status i need info now the tornado caught everyone off guard over 60 dead and counting
00:06:36property damage in the millions
00:06:39i'm sorry i just got off the phone with the national guard who are already putting
00:06:48shelter in place and evacs good i also double checked tina's findings
00:06:54because you're right the amount of cyclonic regeneration needed to cover the entire midwest
00:07:01is impossible but i had tina run thousands of mathematical models
00:07:06arctic sea ice is rapidly melting causing the jet stream to be pulled further north
00:07:11that should reduce the amount of tornadoes correct but the enzo is also an atmospheric variable
00:07:18to consider why the el nino southern oscillation is in the pacific ocean while it manifests in
00:07:25the pacific it's a chain reaction process that shuffles global weather patterns pushing warm
00:07:30moist air north colliding with the cold arctic air mass generating a low sie creating a once in a
00:07:39generation event of massive instability across the entire midwest for the next 12 hours we're talking
00:07:46massive tornadoes lasting for hours on one end of the scale and smaller tornadoes popping up without
00:07:52warning at the other end what data set are you using i thought tina only predicted the appearance
00:07:57and size of a tornado it did but now tina uses data from another sensor weather network currently
00:08:03being rolled out your sister's next gen network yes her network has sensors positioned all throughout
00:08:12the midwest and they're all bi-directional and tina has access to this full complete network
00:08:17the network is incomplete there are still sensors that need to be upgraded to bi-directional variants
00:08:22once that happens tina will be able to predict tornadoes from the gulf of mexico all the way to the
00:08:28canadian border with 100 accuracy then that's the plan you need to get a hold of erica and get this system
00:08:35up and running as soon as possible we used to work together her hardware my software
00:08:42since the incident we haven't spoken then how are you using her hardware she hasn't changed her
00:08:53credentials so if she finds out she can kick you off and tina will be useless not useless just not as
00:09:01useful look i understand what you two went through was very devastating but she has the hardware and you
00:09:06have the software you need to call your sister and work out your dysfunctional relationship this is
00:09:13bigger than the two of you there's millions of lives at stake understood
00:09:26hey you've reached erica just leave me a message at the tone erica it's james again call me it's an
00:09:32emergency
00:09:36text erica erica call me asap it's an emergency
00:09:47james here i see your location on sr 350 20.2 miles west of lone jack tina shows an f1
00:09:55has developed in your location i have the same reading do you have a visual
00:10:03negative
00:10:06wait i have a visual it just popped up out of nowhere like the one in topeka
00:10:12what's that debris is falling from the sky are you okay james
00:10:21uh
00:10:36is
00:10:36I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:11:06Are you okay?
00:11:07I'm fine.
00:11:09The funnel's gone.
00:11:10I have clear skies.
00:11:12This climate instability is stranger than predicted.
00:11:15Can you continue?
00:11:20Yeah.
00:11:23After seeing the tornado pop up out of nowhere,
00:11:26we've got to get this network up so we know exact locations.
00:11:30What's your ETA to loan, Jack?
00:11:3420 minutes.
00:11:36Okay, let me know when you've reached Erica.
00:11:50After the devastating news coming out of Topeka today,
00:11:53I'm here with Dr. Erica Garland of NOAA
00:11:56to tell us what is being done to prevent such a loss of life
00:11:59and property in the future.
00:12:01Doctor?
00:12:02Excuse me. I'm sorry.
00:12:04Just some odd readings.
00:12:08But yes, what happened in Topeka today is heartbreaking.
00:12:15Any loss of life is unacceptable.
00:12:18The key is warning time so people can get to shelter.
00:12:21And that's why I have been finishing up the installation of a network of next-generation sensors
00:12:26to help predict severe weather events much faster, especially tornadoes.
00:12:31And doctor, how exactly does your network of sensors help us to predict such extreme weather events?
00:12:36Well, this sensor network is a bi-directional network, far more accurate than any current technology,
00:12:44allowing for better prediction and more relevant real-time data collection, such as informing if you're dealing with an F1 or an F5.
00:12:53Of course, Midwesterners, we know that F1 and F5 are at opposite ends of the Fujita scale.
00:12:59Yes, that's correct. The Fujita scale assigns the tornado strength a number starting from F0, meaning that your winds, they can start at 85 miles per hour causing light damage,
00:13:12all the way to an F5 with winds starting at 200 miles per hour destroying everything in its path.
00:13:17So doctor, what was the rating of the tornado that hit Topeka today?
00:13:21That was an F2. Unfortunately, that tornado developed so fast that people were unable to get to safety.
00:13:30My hope is that we can use this network to alert authorities and powering it up on people's phones,
00:13:36giving them at least a 40-minute head start instead of the current 13 minutes.
00:13:42That information, it's life or death. And if available an app like that, it may have saved countless lives in Topeka.
00:13:52Thank you, Dr. Garland. I'm Claudia Santiago with TABN Kansas City News. Back to you in the studio.
00:13:59And we're out.
00:14:01Thank you so much for your time.
00:14:05So?
00:14:06It was pretty good.
00:14:08Erica.
00:14:09What do you want, James?
00:14:14Your sensors and my AI are predicting an unprecedented set of storm cells developing in the next 12 hours.
00:14:22I've tried to call you and text you, but I've gotten no response.
00:14:25Yeah, well, that's because it blocked you, James.
00:14:27Why hasn't Noah sent out a shelter-in-place order?
00:14:30We have. The amount of area needed to prepare is vast.
00:14:34It takes time to align the agencies and get them active.
00:14:38So why are you here?
00:14:45What do you mean, your AI and my sensors?
00:14:49I used Tina with your sensors.
00:14:51You did what?
00:14:52I know. I'm sorry.
00:14:53But it was the only way I could get a full accurate prediction.
00:14:56Plus, we can determine the length of the storm as well.
00:14:59James!
00:15:00Look, I know you're upset with me and you're furious and you can yell at me later.
00:15:04But Dr. Evans sent me here to help you finish installing your sensors as soon as possible
00:15:09and get Tina's AI downloaded to the network so we can predict these tornadoes with full accuracy
00:15:14and help the emergency services teams and anyone else who can't get out.
00:15:18Look, I know that my sensors are real and accurate.
00:15:21But your artificial intelligence and all those large number sets, it's BS.
00:15:26That's where science turns to probability.
00:15:29I fixed the error in the code.
00:15:31Tina is an exponential leap in the algorithm.
00:15:35Your mistake cost us the lives of six people.
00:15:39And you destroyed my life.
00:15:43Erica, I'm sorry.
00:15:47And maybe someday you'll realize that and believe me.
00:15:50But today...
00:15:51Today, we have to work together.
00:15:53Otherwise, millions of people are going to die.
00:15:56Excuse me.
00:15:57You're saying you knew about today's tornado?
00:16:00It's a little more complicated than a sound button.
00:16:02How do you know this isn't just a lucky guess?
00:16:04Check the data.
00:16:05It also predicted another tornado before it happened, before I could see it.
00:16:10Is that right, Dr. Garland?
00:16:12Can you just, can you please just give us a little space?
00:16:16What's happening?
00:16:18The SIE is pulling the ENSA warm air mass up north from the Gulf of Mexico.
00:16:22And it's causing massive instability across the Midwest.
00:16:27No, that's not correct.
00:16:29The sensor IDs are referenced. Check it against your own data.
00:16:37Okay, yeah, no, the data is lining up.
00:16:39But this is predicting something that has never happened before.
00:16:43Because it's a combination of two massive weather anomalies creating a once-in-a-generation occurrence.
00:16:49Please, what exactly are you saying?
00:16:51Look, it's not conclusive, okay?
00:16:54It's just that there is preliminary evidence that's showing a massive series of storm cells just all up and down Tornado Alley.
00:17:05Yes, but isn't that normal for this time of year?
00:17:07Yes, tornadoes are normal.
00:17:09But what's not normal is the potential of dozens of F5 tornadoes with wind speeds of over 400 miles per hour.
00:17:15Look, if you were correct about this, without this network, we won't be able to alert the military, emergency services, or citizens.
00:17:21I'm not wrong about this.
00:17:25Fine.
00:17:27But this is about protecting lives, not repairing our relationship.
00:17:34Fair enough.
00:17:36Okay.
00:17:40All right.
00:17:41So we have updated sensors here and here.
00:17:48We need to upgrade here and here.
00:18:00Tina is predicting an F3 tornado in our location.
00:18:03When?
00:18:04Now.
00:18:05Look, I know that my sensors are accurate.
00:18:06Are you sure that you actually programmed it correctly?
00:18:08Yes, Erica.
00:18:09Tina is a predictive AI program using your sensors.
00:18:12But nothing is happening here, James.
00:18:14Barometric pressure is nominal.
00:18:16No inflow bands are indicating any air moisture movement.
00:18:19Check again.
00:18:20What does your sensor say?
00:18:26The air pressure is changing now.
00:18:29Barometric pressure, it's dropping like a stone.
00:18:32I hate to say it, James, but I think that your software, it might be right.
00:18:35What's happening again?
00:18:36I know.
00:18:37I know.
00:18:38But we need to get into that farmhouse.
00:18:39Let's go.
00:18:40What?
00:18:41No, no.
00:18:42Just go.
00:18:43We are right behind you.
00:18:44I gotta film this.
00:18:45No, no.
00:18:46You don't.
00:18:47Okay?
00:18:48We need to get everything secure and we gotta get inside.
00:18:50Come on.
00:18:51Go.
00:18:52Get inside.
00:18:53Let's go.
00:18:54Go.
00:18:55Go.
00:18:56Hurry.
00:18:57Come on.
00:18:58Move.
00:18:59Get in there.
00:19:00Get in there.
00:19:01Get in there.
00:19:02Get in there.
00:19:03Get in there.
00:19:04Get in there.
00:19:05Get in there.
00:19:06Get in there.
00:19:07Get in there.
00:19:08Get in there.
00:19:09Get in there.
00:19:10Get in there.
00:19:11Get in there.
00:19:12Get in there.
00:19:13Get in there.
00:19:14Get in there.
00:19:15Get in there.
00:19:16Get in there.
00:19:17Get in there.
00:19:18Get in there.
00:19:19Get in there.
00:19:20Get in there.
00:19:21Get in there.
00:19:22Get in there!
00:19:33Everybody, grab onto something!
00:19:36James, find something to hunker everybody down with!
00:19:39James!
00:19:40He's still upstairs!
00:19:42No!
00:19:52Oh!
00:19:58Step out of the chase!
00:20:00Come on!
00:20:04Go!
00:20:05Go!
00:20:06Right!
00:20:06Go!
00:20:17Hold on!
00:20:19This is just the beginning!
00:20:21What now?
00:20:22Lex!
00:20:23Lex!
00:20:23Why are we supposed to run?
00:20:24He's just out here from California.
00:20:26Okay, okay, listen to me.
00:20:27That is an F3 up there.
00:20:29We need to hunker down until it passes.
00:20:31Stay in the middle of the room and away from the walls.
00:20:33This sounds like an earthquake, okay?
00:20:36This sounds like an earthquake!
00:20:38Sim, sim, Lex!
00:20:39Earthquakes are over in a matter of seconds!
00:20:41We're all gonna die!
00:20:42Listen to me!
00:20:43We are going to make it if we stay calm and don't panic!
00:20:47Do you understand?
00:20:48Okay, listen to me.
00:20:50Grab that, babe.
00:20:50You got this one.
00:20:51Stop pacing!
00:20:52Hold on!
00:20:53Sit down!
00:20:53Hold on!
00:20:53Hold on!
00:20:54Hold on!
00:20:59Hold on!
00:21:03Everybody!
00:21:04Hold on!
00:21:06Steve!
00:21:06I can't hold on!
00:21:07Help!
00:21:08Help!
00:21:09I'm coming!
00:21:11Help!
00:21:12Steve!
00:21:12I can't hold on!
00:21:13Hold on!
00:21:14Stay close!
00:21:15Steve!
00:21:15Steve!
00:21:16Help!
00:21:16Help!
00:21:17Help!
00:21:17I can't hold on!
00:21:18I can't hold on!
00:21:19I can't hold on!
00:21:20I can't hold on!
00:21:21Here!
00:21:22Strap in!
00:21:24Got it!
00:21:24Strap in!
00:21:25Yeah!
00:21:25No!
00:21:26I don't think I can do this!
00:21:29I don't think I should do this!
00:21:33Just stay close, Steve!
00:21:35I don't think I should do this!
00:21:40You got this, man! Tie it!
00:21:42Strap in, Steve!
00:21:44Steve, come on, man!
00:21:46Do it!
00:21:47Steve!
00:21:52Steve!
00:21:53Hurry up!
00:21:56Steve!
00:21:57Steve, look out!
00:22:08No!
00:22:22I can't believe we're never gonna see Steve again.
00:22:27She was a good kid.
00:22:35The best.
00:22:36I can't keep doing this, Erica. We lost another one!
00:22:39I know. I know, but we have to keep going, otherwise we're gonna lose a lot more if we don't.
00:22:44Yeah.
00:22:45Dr. Evans, are you seeing this?
00:22:57Yes.
00:22:58Tina's predicting four massive F5s that will converge into the largest tornado event ever recorded.
00:23:02It looks like they're all joining together near Wichita.
00:23:06That's where the last sensor is.
00:23:07Well, you need to get there as fast as you can and get your sensor up and running.
00:23:11We need a way to stop these tornadoes from converging.
00:23:15The sensors are meant for detection, not prevention.
00:23:16We need options.
00:23:17These tornadoes will be as destructive as six Hiroshima nuclear explosions, sending over a hundred terajoules of energy across the Midwest.
00:23:25Even with evacuations in place, the loss of life would be massive.
00:23:26You need to get those sensors up and running and give me options and think outside of the box.
00:23:27Understand?
00:23:28Understood.
00:23:29Well, give me updates.
00:23:30I'm off to make sure that the military has evacuations and it's only a way to take off.
00:23:31The sensors will be as destructive as six Hiroshima nuclear explosions, sending over a hundred terajoules of energy across the Midwest.
00:23:37Even with evacuations in place, the loss of life would be massive.
00:23:42You need to get those sensors up and running and give me options and think outside of the box, understand?
00:23:47Understood.
00:23:48Well, give me updates.
00:23:49I'm off to make sure that the military has evacuations and it's own game plan.
00:23:58How are we supposed to stop a tornado, James?
00:24:00She's asking the impossible.
00:24:01Nothing is impossible.
00:24:02We just haven't figured it out yet.
00:24:04Let's get that sensor upgraded and then we can worry about the impossible.
00:24:07We just need a ride.
00:24:09You can, um, could use the amusement.
00:24:13It's, um, built for severe weather and, uh, I don't want to do anything.
00:24:17I don't want anybody else getting hurt.
00:24:19So...
00:24:21One condition.
00:24:22We're going with you.
00:24:24Ew.
00:24:25Okay.
00:24:26Um, bad news is, uh, Steve had the keys.
00:24:32You don't have an extra set?
00:24:35No.
00:24:36Our extra set back in KC, but it does us no good, so...
00:24:39Do you think that you could hotwire it?
00:24:41No.
00:24:42This is, uh, digital incognition, so I would need either a code or a clone of the keys.
00:24:47So, no.
00:24:48If it's digital, I can hack it with my tablet via the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi system.
00:24:52It's just gonna take some time.
00:24:53Well, what other choice do we have?
00:24:54Let's do it.
00:24:55Okay.
00:24:56All right.
00:24:57I'm gonna run an algorithm.
00:24:58I'll check in tonight.
00:24:59All right.
00:25:00Well, we had the time.
00:25:01We may as well get back to the impossible.
00:25:02Okay.
00:25:03Let's get back to the basic principles.
00:25:18What causes a tornado?
00:25:20The temperature differences around a mesocyclone.
00:25:22So, if we wanted to stop a tornado, we would need to normalize the temperature differential.
00:25:26Yeah.
00:25:27Okay, but maybe by adding additional amounts of energy to change the thermodynamic gradients within the vertex.
00:25:35Exactly.
00:25:36Blow up the Clausius-Clapeyron equation.
00:25:38Like blowing up a burrito in the microwave.
00:25:44Anything?
00:25:45No.
00:25:47They'd stick.
00:25:48I'll try another algorithm.
00:25:51We don't blow up tornadoes because it's too destructive.
00:25:54As destructive as four F5 tornadoes?
00:25:56Good point.
00:25:57Okay.
00:25:58So, assuming we move forward with this, how do we target the tornadoes?
00:26:02We can use my sensors.
00:26:04Okay.
00:26:05We can adjust the telemetry data and change it from a sensor network into a targeting network.
00:26:11So, now we would have a targeting system to another algorithm, just like you're doing now.
00:26:16Perfect.
00:26:19Try it.
00:26:21Still nothing.
00:26:22There comes another algorithm.
00:26:25So, we target the source with your sensor network.
00:26:27Now we just need an energy source to target the cyclone.
00:26:30Too bad we can't put it into a giant microwave.
00:26:32See your example.
00:26:33Wait, I was just talking to Dr. Evans about solar satellites that beam energy waves down to earth as microwaves.
00:26:40So, we use TINA to identify the tornadoes?
00:26:43And have your sensor network target them.
00:26:45Theoretically, we could use those satellites to blast those tornadoes with microwave beams.
00:26:49We would need military and government approval, of course.
00:26:52Science is solid, if a little unorthodox.
00:26:55Okay, so we've got a plan.
00:26:57I'll let Dr. Evans know and she can get military approval for the satellite use.
00:27:00Try it again.
00:27:04That's it.
00:27:05We got it.
00:27:06Alright, let's get in the van.
00:27:07Let's get to Wichita and upgrade that next sensor.
00:27:09We've only got 10 hours and 37 minutes to calibrate all the sensors.
00:27:16Wait, you're changing the purpose of the sensors?
00:27:18Yes.
00:27:19We'd be using the sensors as a targeting system to pinpoint the tornado's location.
00:27:23Then use the satellites to overload the tornadoes with microwaves, thus ending their formations.
00:27:28Well, I asked you for choices and you gave me one.
00:27:30That's definitely thinking outside of the box.
00:27:33I'm gonna have to contact the Joint Chiefs and see what's possible.
00:27:36Maybe get a military liaison here to help coordinate.
00:27:39I'll let you know if we can do this.
00:27:48Encouraging?
00:27:51We'll find out.
00:27:56Hey, James.
00:27:58You're a veteran storm chaser.
00:28:01So what happened back at the farm?
00:28:05You froze for a moment and then seemed to get back into it.
00:28:09You don't have to answer that, James.
00:28:13It's okay.
00:28:16PTSD.
00:28:18But then I knew I had to do what I could to help.
00:28:26So I couldn't help Steven in time.
00:28:30It's not your fault.
00:28:33It's not anybody's fault.
00:28:35No.
00:28:37It was my fault this time.
00:28:41Like it was last time.
00:28:43We need to stay focused, James.
00:28:45No need to explain.
00:28:49Thanks.
00:28:51But it helps me to talk about it.
00:28:53What if I don't want to talk about it?
00:28:55It was the worst day of my life, James.
00:28:58Mine too.
00:29:02We both lost a lot that day.
00:29:03Okay, then.
00:29:07Tell her.
00:29:09Erica and I were on a team chasing storms all over Tornado Alley.
00:29:12Retrieving the most accurate information we could gather.
00:29:26My best friend, Dan, was on that team.
00:29:35On one particular chase, we were tracking an F4.
00:29:40One potato we were getting was amazing.
00:29:46But, uh, Erica felt it was too dangerous and too unpredictable to follow the tornado anymore.
00:30:01Phil.
00:30:03Dan and I felt the information we were gathering was worth the risk.
00:30:15I did everything I could to top Dan out of continuing.
00:30:18He believed in the cause.
00:30:23And he went.
00:30:25Our team, minus Erica, took off in two trucks after the tornado.
00:30:33Dan took one truck and that was in the other.
00:30:37We were getting fantastic data.
00:30:48Until...
00:30:50About nowhere the tornado turned into an M5.
00:30:56It was a monster.
00:31:00Well, you're talking about the El Guido tornado, are you?
00:31:03We were on our planned escape route when the tornado turned and...
00:31:09Dan and I decided it was statistically safer to split up.
00:31:13Dan took the team in one truck.
00:31:16I was by myself in the other.
00:31:19That way the data would survive if...
00:31:22If something happened to one of the trucks.
00:31:25As we were driving our separate ways...
00:31:28And I watched the tornado turn...
00:31:34With our dance truck killing everybody inside.
00:31:40Oh my God.
00:31:46And just when I thought it couldn't get any worse...
00:31:49The tornado changed course.
00:31:53I blew my truck off the road and flipped it into a ditch.
00:31:59Jesus.
00:32:03I broke 18 bones in my body.
00:32:08But I was the lucky one.
00:32:13And I survived.
00:32:16That's horrible.
00:32:17That's horrible.
00:32:20I'm so...
00:32:22So sorry, Erica.
00:32:24I told you.
00:32:27You wouldn't listen.
00:32:29We lost our team and I lost a few.
00:32:34I know.
00:32:38Is why I've improved the algorithm.
00:32:40Why your sensors are so important.
00:32:43I took the data from that tornado and used it for good.
00:32:48So that nobody ever has to go through that again.
00:32:52Just tell yourself what you want, James.
00:32:54But you buried yourself inside, refusing to deal, hoping to hide from the pain of life.
00:33:00While I was outside.
00:33:02Facing my pain.
00:33:08We're almost there.
00:33:09We're almost there.
00:33:11Let's get ready.
00:33:27Let's focus on balancing out the gyros on the sensor.
00:33:30And then you can download your software, okay?
00:33:33Once it's calibrated, it should be able to communicate with the network.
00:33:36And then we can head to the last sensor in Independence.
00:33:40It'll only take about 30 minutes at most to get the sensor upgraded.
00:33:43We'll see.
00:33:45The Eternals are the same, but some of the exposures are different.
00:33:47Either way, we're going to need to move quickly.
00:33:49We've got a two-hour drive to Independence.
00:33:51Because we can't use air transport with these unpredictable storms.
00:33:54I know.
00:33:56Can you hand me the wrench?
00:33:57Good news!
00:33:58Dr. Evans says Joint Chiefs approve use of the microwave satellites.
00:34:08All set! Your turn!
00:34:11It should only take a couple of minutes to download.
00:34:15Hey!
00:34:16I get that you're upset.
00:34:20I'm upset too.
00:34:22But we can't let that affect how we're working together right now.
00:34:26I need all of you, Erica, if we're going to fix this.
00:34:30Not just the part of you that's upset with me.
00:34:32I'll back up. We can get to the next sensor.
00:34:46You know, this might actually work!
00:34:51How about earlier?
00:34:53Hey, no!
00:34:55Let's just move forward.
00:35:01James!
00:35:13We have to hurry!
00:35:15That wall cloud is building quickly!
00:35:18Look, I don't know how long this van is going to hold up.
00:35:22We need to move. Let's go!
00:35:24James!
00:35:25I know! I'm going as fast as I can!
00:35:27Go faster! The whole state is on the line! The whole Midwest!
00:35:29I'm aware!
00:35:33John!
00:35:35It's upgraded, calibrated, and live on the network!
00:35:36Alright, let's get in the van!
00:35:43Erica!
00:35:48Erica, are you okay?
00:35:49No! No!
00:35:51Without this dish, we won't be able to upload the local data to the satellites!
00:35:56We won't have a complete network!
00:35:57You said there was redundancy on the network!
00:36:00There is, but this sensor station is a Nexus node, and it is primary for the network to work!
00:36:08If that sensor fails, there is no network!
00:36:12Are you okay?
00:36:14Look, we need to leave!
00:36:15No! We can't until we fix this dish!
00:36:18No, no, you said that we can-
00:36:19No, I know what I said!
00:36:20That if we don't fix this, then everything we've done won't matter!
00:36:23Take my tablet!
00:36:24Help me get this in the van!
00:36:26See if we can get it fixed!
00:36:28Come on!
00:36:29Inside! Let's go!
00:36:30Damn it!
00:36:31It's worse than I thought! The transducers have been shattered!
00:36:33How badly does that affect us?
00:36:34A lot!
00:36:36Transducers change one form of energy into another form of energy!
00:36:40It's the way we send information from the sensors back to NOAA, and without it, the sensors, they won't be able to communicate with the satellite and the network!
00:36:54Oh yeah!
00:37:08We got some backing transducers for our satellites, too. Will that work?
00:37:14No. Unfortunately, your hardware, it's not compatible with ours. The dynamic range is different.
00:37:20The dynamic range is different.
00:37:22Could I help with software?
00:37:23No. It's a hardware issue all the way down the signal path.
00:37:26Nothing is compatible.
00:37:28I mean, the only way that it would work is if we used the news van's satellite relay
00:37:32and all of their electronics.
00:37:35We would have to cannibalize their entire satellite rig down to the interface.
00:37:40Do it.
00:37:41We are stopping those tornadoes from converging.
00:37:44Do whatever you need to do to get this sensor to work.
00:37:47Really?
00:37:48Yeah, Claudia's right.
00:37:49Anything we can do to help, Slisdell?
00:37:51We would have to use your satellite dish and most of your electronics.
00:37:55Yeah, that's fine.
00:37:57Just, yeah, let's go.
00:37:58Okay, then.
00:37:59Mm-hmm.
00:38:00Okay, let's do it.
00:38:10I'm going to download the software and then you can finish.
00:38:12Okay.
00:38:14We need to get it up on the pole so we can get a better signal.
00:38:18We have some ratchet straps there.
00:38:19Do that work?
00:38:20Yeah, that's great.
00:38:28All done, you're up.
00:38:28Okay.
00:38:30Put it up on the pole.
00:38:36Take it off.
00:38:37Lift it up.
00:38:37Peter's predicting a flash tornado in our location in the next 45 seconds.
00:38:51How is this an early warning system?
00:38:53These aren't regular storms or circumstances.
00:38:56We've got to focus.
00:38:57We've got to focus.
00:39:00Almost there.
00:39:02Tornado!
00:39:07Go!
00:39:08I've got this!
00:39:09Get to the van!
00:39:09No!
00:39:10No, I am not leaving you!
00:39:18It came loose!
00:39:19Come on!
00:39:20We've got to hurry!
00:39:20That's what time it's going to get!
00:39:24Let's go!
00:39:25Let's go!
00:39:25Let's go!
00:39:41The scents are held!
00:39:44It's getting closer.
00:39:45Go!
00:39:46Go!
00:39:47Go!
00:39:47The tornado's gaining moving or we're dead!
00:39:50Hang on!
00:39:55We need to find shelter ASAP.
00:39:57Can't we just go in a different direction away from the tornado?
00:40:00We have to keep the same heading.
00:40:01Otherwise, every turn that we take is another mile away from the next sensor.
00:40:04Look!
00:40:05Look!
00:40:05There's parking garage up ahead.
00:40:07No, not a parking garage.
00:40:08Why not?
00:40:09Because we could get stuck if the entrance gets blocked.
00:40:11Maybe, but we are absolutely going to be wiped off the face of this earth if we don't
00:40:15find cover now.
00:40:16It's a bad idea.
00:40:18Make the decision!
00:40:19Just look around.
00:40:20We don't have any other options, James.
00:40:22Fine!
00:40:23Go!
00:40:24Go!
00:40:25Go!
00:40:25Go!
00:40:25Go!
00:40:26Go!
00:40:26Go!
00:40:26Go!
00:40:27Go!
00:40:27Go!
00:40:28Go!
00:40:29Go!
00:40:30Go!
00:40:31Go!
00:40:32Go!
00:40:33Go!
00:40:34Go!
00:40:35Go!
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00:41:00Go!
00:41:01Go!
00:41:02Go!
00:41:03Go!
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00:41:06Go!
00:41:07Go!
00:41:09Go!
00:41:10Go!
00:41:11Go!
00:41:14Dr. Evans!
00:41:15Thank you very much.
00:41:17General Murphy, thank you for coming to NOAA, and thank you for the approval to use the
00:41:22satellite constellation to try to stop these tornadoes.
00:41:25tornadoes. More importantly, my presence here is to liaise directly with the military. Streamline
00:41:31your command structure. What are your thoughts on the plan? I think it's an unorthodox solution,
00:41:37but the science is strong. Well, I'm all behind solutions, doctor. And if I get to shoot at a
00:41:43problem and solve it, all the better. I got your status report about losing contact with your
00:41:49scientists on the ground. Any updates? No, sir. Nothing. No responses. If they're dead and we
00:41:55can't get these sensors up and running to target this tornado, what's our backup? I've reviewed all
00:42:03of our options. Our best plan B is to seed the storm with silver iodide. I've already been on
00:42:09the phone with the proper authorities to put that in place. Silver iodide? Isn't that what they use
00:42:13to make it rain? Why would we want that? It impregnates the storm clouds with ice nuclei,
00:42:21cooling the warm moisture, stopping the formation of mesocyclones and thus tornado funnels. Seems
00:42:29pretty straightforward. Why hasn't it been done yet? Logistics. Due to the size of the storm fronts,
00:42:34we've had to locate all the silver iodine from across the country, have it delivered to the
00:42:39closest air force base to be loaded onto aircraft to disperse it. How many planes do you need? It
00:42:44should take 30 aircraft to seed the 500 square miles of storms with the amount of silver iodine
00:42:52we've delivered to the air force. Why wasn't this done in the first place? This amount of silver iodine
00:42:58has never been seeded before. It could cause an ecological disaster if these storms change direction
00:43:04and the silver iodine misses the storms. If this lands on the ground, sir...
00:43:10Well, I'll call the air force and make sure those planes are loaded and in the air ASAP. I think anything we can do to weaken the storm is only going to help us.
00:43:20Agreed.
00:43:21If we don't hear from the scientists by a T minus two hour mark,
00:43:26we're going to have to go ahead and seed the storms. We're just going to have to take the risk.
00:43:42We're stuck down here like rats. I told you not to go underground.
00:43:47Let's just focus on how we're going to get out.
00:43:51Exactly how are we going to get out?
00:43:53The tornado has parked itself directly above us, James. We haven't had a chance to check out the blockage yet.
00:44:00Exactly. That tornado is sitting right on top of us.
00:44:03We could have easily outrun it if Doug had just driven faster.
00:44:06Excuse me?
00:44:07Don't blame Doug.
00:44:08We wouldn't be in this mess if you had just listened to me in the first place.
00:44:11The last time I listened to you, my fiancé died.
00:44:14Marjorie.
00:44:29Marjorie.
00:44:31Marjorie.
00:44:34I couldn't bump up.
00:44:37got it thank you planes are approved where are we on the silver iodide we've got eight hours
00:44:58before the tornadoes converge and another 30 minutes before the last of the silver iodide
00:45:02arrives cutting it close they still have to load the planes what is it according to tina the four
00:45:11tornadoes that are headed for convergence are moving faster than before they will combine in
00:45:16less than five hours damn it that cuts our time by a third we can't wait for the last of the silver
00:45:23iodide we have to launch that seeding squadron now i'll inform the airfields this is general murphy
00:45:30launch them now
00:45:31what's this i scouted for supplies but only came across these bags of fertilizer
00:45:42so
00:45:44james you're right we have to go we have to get out of here is this place it's settling i don't know
00:46:09how long we have until it collapses we have no communication with dr evans either those f5
00:46:16tornadoes are coming in the next few hours we have to stop them i i know but we can't rely on our tech
00:46:22we have no other option back to the basics what would professor bennett do
00:46:32he always used to say kiss keep it simple stupid
00:46:45i know it's funny right we had these farmer boys that were also coders in the class and they always
00:46:53laughed and replied or you could just blow it up
00:46:55what does that coding term mean it's not a coding term they literally meant blow it up they would get
00:47:03fertilizer from the ag school and they would grab something from the junkyard take it into an empty
00:47:08field and every time they were upset i forgot that you went to a school in the middle of nowhere
00:47:14well you were lucky you went to the big fancy school to study the latest scientific stuff like
00:47:19the tesla coil oh hey hey that's the largest tesla coil in america it's still standing
00:47:25while you were over there just playing with cow poop it was fertilizer not manure
00:47:31you'd be surprised the amount of explosive you can make with that stuff
00:47:35that's it what it'll blow our way out of here with what
00:47:48fertilizer oh okay but won't that just make the debris move even more or
00:47:56not if we place it strategically okay we don't have time to waste we're gonna need doug let's get him
00:48:06thanks uh for sticking out for me back there but you know i can take care of myself right of course you stuck by me for all of this it's the least i can do
00:48:21kidding me wouldn't miss this for anything
00:48:36there's more we're never gonna get out of here
00:48:43no she's gone there's nothing you can do
00:49:07get him back to the van
00:49:10dog i figured a way out of here but i'm gonna need your help
00:49:18how many more we need oh you sure this is gonna work it's only option we've got
00:49:29it's the last of them
00:49:54look i'm sorry about claudia
00:50:00don't know how to siphon gas do you of course i do
00:50:10i need your fuel source to ignite this
00:50:13no need i had a gas can in the truck you never know when you need extra fuel
00:50:18go grab it
00:50:19go grab it
00:50:19go grab it
00:50:19go grab it
00:50:20go grab it
00:50:20go grab it
00:50:21go grab it
00:50:22go grab it
00:50:25hey can i help with anything can you find me a lighter
00:50:29can you find me a lighter okay
00:50:31okay
00:50:32there you go it's about three quarters full
00:50:35there you go it's about three quarters full perfect
00:50:42all right you guys should get behind the van cover your ears tight there's gonna be a lot of air compression and heat
00:50:49is it going to be okay should be should be should be should be well i've strategically placed the fertilizer on this side so the explosion goes away from the van so in theory it's going to be okay
00:51:04should be should be should be should be well i've strategically placed the fertilizer on this side so the explosion goes away from the van so in theory it should be
00:51:21okay
00:51:24okay
00:51:28okay
00:51:33yeah
00:51:35you
00:51:44i'm
00:51:45but
00:51:46me
00:51:49room
00:51:50James, come on!
00:52:11Come on.
00:52:20Everyone okay?
00:52:22Yeah.
00:52:27Let's get to that last sensor.
00:52:29Be careful driving through that rubble.
00:52:31Copy that.
00:52:38Where is everyone?
00:52:40Looks like the evacuation's worked.
00:52:43Let me check to see if we have any signal.
00:52:45I am reconfirming the exact GPS coordinates for the next sensor,
00:52:49but head for independence, Doug.
00:52:52Dr. Evans?
00:52:53Dr. Garland.
00:52:54We thought we lost you.
00:52:55I've been trying to contact you for over an hour.
00:52:58We had to find shelter when we got trapped,
00:53:00but we're back on the road.
00:53:01Tina's confirmed the tornadoes have sped up.
00:53:03You only have four hours to get to that last sensor.
00:53:07What?
00:53:08I sent a squadron of aircraft to stop them before they combine,
00:53:11or at least slow them down.
00:53:13The aircraft had been rigged to seed the tornadoes with silver iodide.
00:53:17That's great.
00:53:18How far away are you from the next sensor?
00:53:20200 miles.
00:53:24James, it doesn't give you much time to get to that last sensor.
00:53:27You have to hurry.
00:53:28Go as fast as possible.
00:53:30Copy that.
00:53:32You heard her. Let's move.
00:53:33Clonid.
00:53:40Copy that.
00:53:41Our seeding squadron has arrived.
00:53:43Now we can act.
00:53:44They're heading for the first tornado right now.
00:53:48Captain Morales, give me a sit rep.
00:53:5213 clicks from the drop zone, General.
00:53:54Extreme winds are creating non-optimal flying conditions.
00:53:57Pinpoint accuracy may suffer.
00:54:01General Murphy, I'm not sure we're fully prepared for this.
00:54:03Captain Morales, your target zone is flexible within two to five clicks for payload dispersal.
00:54:08We have to get rid of these tornadoes before they merge into a F-6.
00:54:12Copy that, sir.
00:54:13We'll get to the target.
00:54:16Copy that, Captain.
00:54:17Proceed with caution.
00:54:19Will do.
00:54:20Bravo.
00:54:21Charlie.
00:54:22Type of formation under pressure of drop zone.
00:54:24Copy that, Captain.
00:54:25Roger.
00:54:31We've arrived at the drop zone, General.
00:54:33Execute.
00:54:34Copy that.
00:54:35Bravo.
00:54:36Charlie.
00:54:37Drop payload on my mark.
00:54:38Three.
00:54:39Two.
00:54:40One.
00:54:41One.
00:54:42One.
00:54:43Payload successfully launched.
00:54:44I repeat.
00:54:45Payload.
00:54:46I'm hit!
00:54:47Two!
00:54:48Two!
00:54:49Two!
00:54:50Two!
00:54:51Two!
00:54:52Two!
00:54:53Two!
00:54:54Two!
00:54:55Two!
00:54:56Two!
00:54:57Two!
00:54:58Two!
00:54:59Two!
00:55:00Two!
00:55:01Two!
00:55:02I'm going down!
00:55:06What's happened?
00:55:08We've lost them.
00:55:11All of them.
00:55:12Then our only hope to stop these tornadoes is with the targeting sensors and microwave bombardment.
00:55:26We have 33 minutes before these four tornadoes converge into a super tornado.
00:55:30Be ready to get moving.
00:55:31Copy that.
00:55:32It looks like they just left everything as in as soon as the evacuations and shelter-in-place
00:55:37order went out.
00:55:38Well, let's get this sensor up and running.
00:55:39Where is it?
00:55:40It should be over here.
00:55:41No.
00:55:42No, no, no!
00:55:43God, no!
00:55:44The sensor station is destroyed!
00:55:45We should be good.
00:55:46We can just swap out the sensor core with a new one.
00:55:47No!
00:55:48Just look at it!
00:55:49It was struck by lightning, so all of the electronics that were supporting the sensor
00:55:52core, they're fine.
00:55:53We're not going to be able to stop the tornadoes now.
00:55:54Hey!
00:55:55Hey!
00:55:56Hey!
00:55:57Listen to me!
00:55:58We're going to be fine.
00:55:59We just need to get out of the rain, get the circuit board back to the van and see
00:56:00what we can do.
00:56:01Go!
00:56:02Come on.
00:56:03Come on.
00:56:04Come on.
00:56:05It's okay.
00:56:06What do we have available to us?
00:56:09We have your computer.
00:56:10We have my last sensor, but we need a power supply, logic board, a hard drive.
00:56:12We're going to be fine.
00:56:13We're just going to get out of the rain, get the circuit board back to the van and see
00:56:14what we can do.
00:56:15Go!
00:56:16Come on.
00:56:17Come on.
00:56:18Come on.
00:56:19Come on.
00:56:20Come on.
00:56:21Come on.
00:56:22Come on.
00:56:23Come on.
00:56:24Come on.
00:56:25Come on.
00:56:26Come on.
00:56:27Come on.
00:56:28Come on.
00:56:29Come on.
00:56:30Come on.
00:56:31Come on.
00:56:32We have my receivers.
00:56:33Transmitters.
00:56:34And on top of all of that, a dish!
00:56:35We're screwed.
00:56:36We've got all of that right here in the van.
00:56:40Are you suggesting that we build a whole new sensor station?
00:56:43Yes!
00:56:44Okay, so we can use your computer with Tina already installed as the brain, and we use
00:56:49the truck, as is, for all the electronics!
00:56:51I mean, it's already designed to send and receive signals.
00:56:55We still need a dish.
00:56:58A parabolic shaped dish to gather and send signals to and from the receiver.
00:57:06Those discs on the ferris wheel passenger pods are the same shape as a dish.
00:57:14You're a genius.
00:57:15Yeah.
00:57:28Must have left here in a hurry, they left this.
00:57:33Still is around in the chamber.
00:57:37Ruger American Black Bolt.
00:57:39Nice weapon, good balance, long range capability.
00:57:45What about the keys?
00:57:49Grab those too.
00:57:55Flip all the signal switches to the null setting.
00:57:56All of them?
00:57:57Yes, it'll help clear the pathway to the processor.
00:58:01Done.
00:58:05We're in.
00:58:07Make sure the circuits are dead as we're patching.
00:58:09We can't afford to lose any of these logic boards.
00:58:11Understood, Doc.
00:58:12Okay.
00:58:15Let's go.
00:58:25A little too easy.
00:58:26Never going on a ferris wheel again.
00:58:27Welcome to the book.
00:58:32This guy.
00:58:33This guy.
00:58:34This guy.
00:58:39Get it in the place.
00:58:40We only have 18 minutes until the tornadoes converge.
00:58:41We have to activate that sensor so we can get the satellites in place.
00:58:51And if this doesn't work...
00:58:53You need to leave now.
00:58:58Wait, what?
00:59:00No.
00:59:01I'm not leaving.
00:59:03Let me help you guys, please.
00:59:05James is right.
00:59:07But you parked the van in a protected spot.
00:59:09We'll be safe in it long enough to get the sensor up.
00:59:10Yeah?
00:59:11And then what?
00:59:12Hmm?
00:59:13Look, I can't lose anyone else.
00:59:16Please, just take the tanker truck and head west as fast as you can.
00:59:21You'll be safer that way.
00:59:29Fine.
00:59:30Fine.
00:59:31Since you're so stubborn about it.
00:59:35Glad Pop taught me how to drive big rigs.
00:59:38You guys will be safe, right?
00:59:39See you on the other side.
00:59:41Hopefully.
00:59:59Let's get these final connections made!
01:00:00Okay!
01:00:01We're ready for power!
01:00:08Here we go!
01:00:09Moment of truth!
01:00:10Do it!
01:00:11Yes!
01:00:12Check the readings!
01:00:14We're up and running, let's move!
01:00:15Okay!
01:00:16Stop!
01:00:17Stop!
01:00:18Stop!
01:00:19Stop!
01:00:20Stop!
01:00:22Stop!
01:00:23Stop!
01:00:24Stop!
01:00:25Stop!
01:00:26Stop!
01:00:27Stop!
01:00:28Stop!
01:00:29Stop!
01:00:30We don't have time!
01:00:32No, we have to fix it!
01:00:33Otherwise the satellites won't work, the tornadoes will converge, we won't be able to stop them!
01:00:41Okay, get this!
01:00:46Okay.
01:00:48We gotta make sure it stands up.
01:00:52Sensor?
01:00:54Sensor!
01:01:00Let's get this in there.
01:01:17Plug it in.
01:01:21Get the wires reattached.
01:01:22I got it, I got it.
01:01:27It's good.
01:01:28Okay, all right, we got it.
01:01:32Let's go!
01:01:33Go, go!
01:01:38Look for cover!
01:01:42Sam!
01:01:45What's that?
01:01:46What other options do we have, James? There's nothing!
01:01:53Put your head in!
01:01:55Get in, get in, get in!
01:01:58What's going on?
01:02:00Hold on!
01:02:02No!
01:02:03No!
01:02:09Ah!
01:02:20Ah!
01:02:21Hang on, you guys. I'm coming.
01:02:41Eric, are you okay?
01:02:46Eric?
01:02:47Oh, God.
01:02:50Erica! Hey!
01:02:56Erica, come on. Come on.
01:02:58I can't lose you two. Come on.
01:03:00Come on.
01:03:02I got you.
01:03:11Come on. Come on. Stay with me.
01:03:13Stay with me.
01:03:15Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
01:03:18Erica.
01:03:19Hey.
01:03:20Mom again.
01:03:21Oh, God.
01:03:22Hey.
01:03:24Are you okay?
01:03:25I'm...
01:03:28I don't know.
01:03:29Easy. Easy.
01:03:30I think I hurt my wrist.
01:03:33Can you stand?
01:03:35I think so.
01:03:36I think so.
01:03:37Come on.
01:03:38Come on.
01:03:39Please.
01:03:40Come on.
01:03:41Come on.
01:03:42I got you.
01:03:43Come on.
01:03:44We got to get to shelter.
01:03:45Those tornadoes are going to converge any minute.
01:03:51Hey.
01:03:52You guys okay?
01:03:53You're not supposed to be here.
01:03:54I think I am.
01:03:57It's fair enough.
01:03:58Look, um...
01:03:59I think that I may have sprained my wrist, but otherwise I think we're okay.
01:04:03All right.
01:04:04Let's get over here now.
01:04:05I'll wrap it up.
01:04:06Okay.
01:04:07Okay.
01:04:08I'm okay.
01:04:13Grab a seat up here.
01:04:14Okay.
01:04:15Let's see.
01:04:16You guys took a hell of a ride, huh?
01:04:37I can't get through to Dr. Evans.
01:04:38We need to fire those satellites now.
01:04:40No, Dad.
01:04:41James, I don't think any of us have signal.
01:04:43It is no use.
01:04:59We're out of time.
01:05:02The tornadoes are converging into one super tornado.
01:05:13I've got a signal.
01:05:14Dr. Evans, the sensor network is online.
01:05:15Understood.
01:05:16Dr. Evans, listen to me.
01:05:17We lost our local control.
01:05:18We need you to initiate the targeting and satellites right now.
01:05:20Roger that.
01:05:21Initiate microwave satellite bombardment.
01:05:22Target signal has been acquired by the full network.
01:05:23The microwave constellation is locked and loaded.
01:05:25I've got a signal.
01:05:26I've got a signal.
01:05:27I've got a signal.
01:05:28Dr. Evans, the sensor network is online.
01:05:29Understood.
01:05:30Dr. Evans, listen to me.
01:05:31We lost our local control.
01:05:32We need you to initiate the targeting and satellites right now.
01:05:34Roger that.
01:05:35Initiate microwave satellite bombardment.
01:05:37Target signal has been acquired by the full network.
01:05:47The microwave constellation is locked and loaded.
01:05:50Fire.
01:05:51Fire.
01:05:52Is it working?
01:05:53It's hard to tell.
01:05:54It'll take some time for the microwaves to heat up the air sufficiently.
01:05:58Come on.
01:05:59I see some movement.
01:06:00Where?
01:06:01Three o'clock.
01:06:02Some degradation is happening.
01:06:03It's working.
01:06:04The tornadoes are dissipating.
01:06:05It's working.
01:06:06It's working.
01:06:07It's working.
01:06:08The tornadoes are dissipating.
01:06:09It worked.
01:06:10The microwaves to heat up the air sufficiently.
01:06:12Come on.
01:06:15I see some movement.
01:06:17Where?
01:06:18Three o'clock.
01:06:21Some degradation is happening.
01:06:23It's working.
01:06:25The tornadoes are dissipating.
01:06:30It worked.
01:06:33We did it.
01:06:36Good job, guys.
01:06:37Well done, you two.
01:06:41Thank you, Doctor.
01:06:43We'll be sending out an EMS team to your location ASAP.
01:06:47We'll get inside and send our GPS coordinates.
01:06:49Make sure to preserve all local data so we can codify and expand this network when you guys get back.
01:06:55Understood.
01:06:56I'm classifying this process in action of fact.
01:06:59Until we have thoroughly examined this new system, no one is to speak about or report about it.
01:07:05Got that, Doug Cameron?
01:07:06Um, yes, sir.
01:07:08I'm currently a cameraman without a camera, so no problem.
01:07:13Good.
01:07:14Although I have to tell you, it's a hell of a system.
01:07:17Thank you, sir.
01:07:17Thank you, sir.
01:07:20Well, maybe I was too fast to misjudge your AI.
01:07:24I'll forgive you this time.
01:07:28It's always a learning curve with new AI.
01:07:30I just...
01:07:31I want to say that...
01:07:33James...
01:07:36Look.
01:07:39James, Tina's readings show that while the microwave environment worked, the additional heat created a vacuum, sucking in massive amounts of warm air, creating more tornadoes.
01:07:54Over.
01:07:55How many more storms is Tina predicting?
01:07:5740.
01:07:58Wait.
01:07:59Did I hear that correctly?
01:08:00Yes.
01:08:0140 F5 tornadoes.
01:08:0230 miles wide.
01:08:03A 1,200-mile-long wall of destruction.
01:08:05Three, 400-mile-an-hour winds.
01:08:06The eastern half of the country will be destroyed.
01:08:12That's not a wall.
01:08:14That's a 1,600-mile-long tombstone.
01:08:20That's not a wall.
01:08:22That's a 1,600-mile-long tombstone.
01:08:27Dr. Evans, we have to get to safety.
01:08:30We're back in the truck.
01:08:31I've passed my phone through the CB radio.
01:08:32Can you hear us?
01:08:33Over.
01:08:34Yes, we can hear you.
01:08:35Evac warnings have been given for the East Coast and shelter-in-place warnings for the rest of the Midwest.
01:08:37Over.
01:08:38I've passed my phone through the CB radio.
01:08:39Can you hear us?
01:08:40Over.
01:08:41Yes, we can hear you.
01:08:42Evac warnings have been given for the East Coast and shelter-in-place warnings for the rest of the Midwest.
01:08:48Over.
01:08:49The microwave satellite constellation is charging for another attempt.
01:08:54Over.
01:08:55No, we just did that.
01:08:56It only made things worse.
01:08:57We have to make a change in the variable or the microwave bombardment will just continue to make more tornadoes.
01:09:02How long till you can hit the tornadoes with more microwaves?
01:09:0530 seconds.
01:09:06Over.
01:09:07Spread the field of microwave saturation by 20%.
01:09:10Set vectors at plus 2.0 off-center.
01:09:14Full power with max diffusion.
01:09:16Over.
01:09:17Roger that.
01:09:18New vectors are set and calculated.
01:09:20Satellites are primed.
01:09:22Locked, loaded, and ready to fire.
01:09:26Fire!
01:09:27The ionic bonds are too strong.
01:09:39Dr. Evans, the tornadoes are too large.
01:09:45The ionic bonds are too strong to dissipate them.
01:09:48We need to disrupt the energy cycle.
01:09:51What does that mean exactly?
01:09:53I need to know how we're going to fix this.
01:09:55The electrochemical bonds that are holding the tornadoes together need to be broken apart.
01:09:59Dr. Garland, what's your suggestion?
01:10:01Over.
01:10:05Oh, James, think.
01:10:06Keep it simple.
01:10:08Or you could just blow it up.
01:10:11That's it.
01:10:13We need to blow them up.
01:10:15Drop a large conventional bomb in the middle of all these tornadoes.
01:10:20A MOAB.
01:10:21Several of them.
01:10:22It's the only thing that will have enough energy to do that.
01:10:25Wait, wait.
01:10:26You want to drop the mother of all bombs into that thing, hmm?
01:10:28The largest non-nuclear ordinance the U.S. military has.
01:10:31Really?
01:10:34Yes.
01:10:35No, a MOAB's too strong.
01:10:37Let alone multiples of them.
01:10:39We can't do that.
01:10:40There's too many civilian casualties.
01:10:42All the areas are under evacuation or shelter in place underground.
01:10:46These are non-nuclear weapons and they're being fired from several thousand feet in the air.
01:10:51Everyone on the ground will be safe.
01:10:53Still.
01:10:54I don't know if I can make that call.
01:10:56Over.
01:10:57The massive tornado is causing enough destruction on its own.
01:11:00Any damage done by the bombs would be insignificant by comparison.
01:11:04I'll get the go-ahead from above and scramble the bombers to be ready.
01:11:07I'll make sure the bombers fly high above the storm this time.
01:11:11Over and out.
01:11:19What else can we do to weaken these ionic bonds for these tornadoes?
01:11:22Help the MOAB as much as possible.
01:11:25The idea you had of blowing a tornado up.
01:11:28Reminds me of the quick and dirty way we used to put our oil well fires.
01:11:32My pop used to talk about that all the time.
01:11:35You mean blow them up using TNT?
01:11:37Yeah.
01:11:38It would extinguish the combustion.
01:11:41What if we reverse that?
01:11:45Are there any gas lines in the path of the tornado that we can ignite?
01:11:49The science is there, but it's not practical.
01:11:54I'm not sure if a gas line would hold up against a tornado's front.
01:11:58Besides, it's like summoning a lightning to do the work for us.
01:12:02That's it.
01:12:03What?
01:12:04Lightning.
01:12:05Where are we?
01:12:07About there.
01:12:08Go here.
01:12:09We don't have time for a detour.
01:12:10We are just a few miles away from my old college, where they have exactly what we need to weaken the ionic bonds of those tornadoes.
01:12:17The Midwest's largest Tesla coil.
01:12:18Yes.
01:12:19Doctor Evans, we just arrived at the University of Kansas' Tesla coil.
01:12:20America thinks it's a good place to go out.
01:12:21But we are just a few miles away from my old college, where they have exactly what we need to weaken the ionic bonds of those tornadoes.
01:12:26The Midwest's largest Tesla coil.
01:12:30Yes.
01:12:39Dr. Evans, we just arrived at the University of Kansas' Tesla coil.
01:12:46Erika thinks that augmenting the energy with the tornadoes while we drop the bombs will break up the ionic bonds, but the timing has to be precise.
01:12:53General Murphy has scrambled the bombers and they're close. Call me when you're set and ready. Over and out.
01:13:03Let's go.
01:13:04I'll get the power up and running while you guys prep the coil. I'll tell you what to do.
01:13:09All right. Come here, Doug. You're going to make sure that all of the switches in each bank are active. You're going to flip up each switch to turn it on. Okay?
01:13:20All right. All banks are active. Waiting to turn on the Tesla coil at Dr. Evans' command.
01:13:31James, are you ready? The tornado wall is closing fast. You've got 15 minutes before it gets closer.
01:13:38We're ready. Activate the Tesla coil. Light it up.
01:13:51Tesla coil is fully active at two gigajoules. Tesla coil activated.
01:13:59On my mark. Three, two, one. Mark.
01:14:07Execute bombing.
01:14:10Ascending now to deliver the payload.
01:14:22It's working.
01:14:24Almost there.
01:14:26Come on.
01:14:27The front changed course.
01:14:28The Tesla coil. It's drawing it towards us. I'm shutting it down.
01:14:34I don't understand. This should have worked.
01:14:40They shut down the Tesla coil. What do they think they're doing? Get them back on the phone.
01:14:55What are we missing?
01:15:11We don't have enough explosives.
01:15:13What if it's not about how many?
01:15:16What the placement?
01:15:18Maybe the bombs were too high in the funnel structure. And like Doug said with the oil wells, we need a ground explosive.
01:15:25Yeah.
01:15:26James, there are way too many tornadoes. We can't hit them all.
01:15:28What if we don't have to hit them all?
01:15:30What are you talking about?
01:15:31What if there's an internal structure that is holding all of the tornadoes together and feeding them? And it's just one tornado that's leading them all.
01:15:41So we find the prime tornado that's holding all of these storms together?
01:15:45We can stop them all.
01:15:46Okay, but how do we know which tornado is the prime tornado?
01:15:52The Tesla coil is pulling the storm cell closer to us. The tornado in the front has to be the prime tornado.
01:15:58We separate that from the rest of the tornadoes, they'll all follow and we can attack them separately.
01:16:03That sounds great, but what are we going to use for explosives? We don't have time to make another fertilizer bomb.
01:16:09The tanker truck. I can rig it to explode at the base of the tornado.
01:16:14Okay, okay. How exactly is blowing up that tank going to stop that giant wall of tornadoes, huh?
01:16:19All those bombs you threw at it didn't do squat.
01:16:22First of all, we're attacking the prime tornado holding all of the other tornadoes together.
01:16:28Second, it's the placement. The tanker truck is low to the ground where the tornado is most vulnerable.
01:16:33And third, the tanker truck is just one part of a three-pronged attack.
01:16:37It's just, we have to time it precisely for everything to work.
01:16:40All right. So how are we going to blow up the tanker?
01:16:47I'm sure I can find something in here to make a small IED. We just needed a way to remote detonate it.
01:16:52A rifle I found. I can set up the IED, but that just leaves how we're going to get the tanker to the tornado.
01:17:01I'll drive it.
01:17:05What? No, no, no, no. Look, I'm the only one that knows how to drive that truck.
01:17:11Let me do it.
01:17:12No, I am not risking anybody else's life.
01:17:15Besides, you're the only person that can take that shot.
01:17:19And you have to stay here and run the Tesla coil. It makes sense. It's logical. I have to do this.
01:17:24I can't lose you, James.
01:17:30You won't.
01:17:45Okay.
01:17:46Let's rock.
01:18:09All right. All he's got to do is just point this at the tornado.
01:18:12Let's go.
01:18:21We've got one route left.
01:18:22Then we better make it count.
01:18:24I will.
01:18:27You're going to have to hit it here.
01:18:28It'll cause a chain reaction blowing up the compressed gas in the tanks.
01:18:31I got this.
01:18:32Ready?
01:18:33Tornadoes are just four miles away. We have less than three minutes to pull this off.
01:18:42Dr. Evans, General, be ready to fire on my mark.
01:18:45Understood.
01:18:47Two gigajoules.
01:18:48Three gigajoules.
01:18:49Almost there.
01:18:50Ten gigajoules. Power is last. Hit it.
01:18:51Ten gigajoules. Power is last. Hit it.
01:18:55Where's James?
01:18:56Three gigajoules! Almost there!
01:19:11Ten gigajoules! Power's last! Hit it!
01:19:20Where's James?
01:19:26Still driving. He's getting closer.
01:19:29She's still a little closer.
01:19:32Come on, come on. Come on.
01:19:38Almost there.
01:19:46The power's about to fry the circuit. We have to disrupt the coil now!
01:19:50Dump!
01:19:50He's still driving!
01:19:52Come on, run.
01:19:56Come on.
01:20:15I can't lose you, James.
01:20:19I trust you.
01:20:21This is for Professor Bennett.
01:20:22And Claudia.
01:20:31And Steve.
01:20:38And Dan.
01:20:43Mario, I saw the driver's door open. It's hard to tell if you made it out, though.
01:20:47Shoot!
01:20:52Prime tornadoes down! Fire now!
01:20:58Fire!
01:20:59Fire!
01:21:05James!
01:21:20James!
01:21:30Congratulations, Doctor.
01:21:31Congratulations, General.
01:21:33James!
01:21:39James!
01:21:40James!
01:21:41James, wake up!
01:21:43You gotta wake up!
01:21:44James, wake up!
01:21:45Wake up!
01:21:46Wake up!
01:21:47Are you okay?
01:21:50Did it work?
01:21:51Yeah.
01:21:52Yeah.
01:21:53Yeah.
01:21:54All 40 of the tornadoes are completely destroyed.
01:21:56Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:21:57No, no, no.
01:21:58I got it.
01:21:59I got it.
01:22:00No, no, no.
01:22:01You don't always have to do everything yourself, you know?
01:22:05I thought we lost you.
01:22:06Not that easy to get rid of.
01:22:08Tina was a huge success.
01:22:10Thanks to your censors and his marksmanship.
01:22:12Claudia, we've been proud.
01:22:14Claudia, we've been proud.
01:22:15All she ever wanted to do was help people.
01:22:16Yeah, we all get it.
01:22:17You don't always have to do everything yourself, you know?
01:22:22You don't always have to do everything yourself, you know?
01:22:25I thought we lost you.
01:22:27Not that easy to get rid of.
01:22:30Tina was a huge success.
01:22:34Thanks to your censors and his marksmanship.
01:22:38Claudia, we've been proud.
01:22:40All she ever wanted to do was help people.
01:22:43Well, we've all just lost so much.
01:22:47Glad we could be a part of something to help save lives.
01:22:51And now we have a tool to help predict tornadoes.
01:22:56Thanks to my sister.
01:22:59Couldn't have said it better myself, bro.
01:23:02Get in here.
01:23:04No.
01:23:13No.
01:23:43No.
01:24:13No.
01:24:43No.
01:25:13No.
01:25:14No.
01:25:15No.
01:25:18No.
01:25:40Go Crispable Scripps.
01:25:41Go Crispable Scripps.
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