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00:00:24Hey, Mom.
00:00:25Oh, thanks, sweetheart.
00:00:28Ready to start digging?
00:00:31I guess so.
00:00:33How can we plant sunflowers in the spring and sunflowers in the fall?
00:00:38Well, it's just nature's way.
00:00:40For example, the almanac says that we should plant roses in the spring and tulips in the fall.
00:00:46And the almanac is never wrong.
00:00:48Dad says the almanac's nothing but make-believe.
00:00:52Hmm.
00:00:52Don't believe everything your father says.
00:00:55Does that mean I don't have to listen to him anymore?
00:00:59No, no.
00:01:01It just means that he knows a little bit more about baseball and football than he does about tulips.
00:01:06And whether he knows a lot about weather.
00:01:08Oh, yes.
00:01:09He knows about weather.
00:01:10I've seen a lot of weather.
00:01:12This is some nasty stuff.
00:01:14The supercell is big.
00:01:16Really big.
00:01:18Wind shear's got to be close to 180 degrees.
00:01:23Man, this is ugly.
00:01:28Wind's picking up.
00:01:32Flashes are increasing in frequency.
00:01:34And we've got tight circulation.
00:01:35It's going to be go time.
00:01:37We calling it in?
00:01:38Call it in!
00:01:41Ted is book.
00:01:44Go ahead, book.
00:01:45Yeah, we're on Highway 118, mile marker 276.
00:01:49It's smack in the middle of it.
00:01:51Hey, Lincoln said it looks pretty bad over there.
00:01:53What do you got?
00:01:54Yeah, a chance is confirming a high probability of vortex formation.
00:01:59How long?
00:02:00How long?
00:02:01Any minute.
00:02:02Any minute.
00:02:03Tell them to issue a warning.
00:02:04Issue a warning, Link.
00:02:12So, what's up?
00:02:13So, we're going to issue a warning.
00:02:14The Jensen and Booker called it here.
00:02:16Off a confirmed visual?
00:02:19Guys, you know the rules.
00:02:21We don't issue warnings unless we have visual confirmation.
00:02:24This is the weather service, for Pete's sakes.
00:02:26We're not a psychic shop.
00:02:37Uh, right here.
00:02:39I'll be right back.
00:02:39Uh, right here.
00:03:05Kara, come with Mom.
00:03:09Come on.
00:03:09Why, what is this?
00:03:11What's wrong?
00:03:15Mom, what's wrong?
00:03:16Hold on to me, Kara.
00:03:18Hold on tight.
00:03:19I'm scared.
00:03:21Three parts, go.
00:03:22Go to the shelter, okay?
00:03:30Mom, are you all right?
00:03:32I can't get up.
00:03:46What is in the wind?
00:03:48It's not funneling here.
00:03:49It's on the move.
00:03:51Yeah, where?
00:03:56Kara, Kara, get to the shelter, okay?
00:03:59Go.
00:04:00No, Mom, I don't want to leave you.
00:04:01Kara, Kara, Kara, do what I tell you, okay?
00:04:05Go, now.
00:04:06I love you.
00:04:07I love you.
00:04:11Where is she going?
00:04:13I don't know.
00:04:15She had his book.
00:04:19We just got a call.
00:04:20There's a visual confirmation.
00:04:23Tornado touched down.
00:04:24Where?
00:04:25Tower, Kara.
00:04:28We've got to go now.
00:04:45Kara, Kara, listen to me.
00:04:47Listen to me, listen to me.
00:04:48Go to the shelter.
00:04:50You go.
00:04:51Hurry, hurry, hurry.
00:04:52Go, go, go.
00:04:59Mom!
00:05:01Mom!
00:05:02I love you, Mom!
00:05:10No!
00:05:12No!
00:05:13Help me!
00:05:15Oh, son.
00:05:15Come on, go!
00:05:27Come on, go!
00:05:28Chet!
00:05:29Chet!
00:05:30What's going on?
00:05:31Looks like a probable F5.
00:05:33I've been down for ten minutes, maybe more.
00:05:35What's its 20?
00:05:36Calls been sketchy. It's hard to say.
00:05:38We could be tracking multiple twisters.
00:05:40How long ago did the warning go on?
00:05:44Three minutes after touchdown.
00:05:45Three minutes after?
00:05:47Peace.
00:05:51It's hitting Tyler.
00:05:54Mary.
00:06:32One is the one right.
00:06:33I'm having a job here.
00:06:38Okay, sorry.
00:06:39Come here, Mary.
00:06:40You told me to get a great job.
00:06:41That's it.
00:06:44You're right, Mary.
00:06:57A string of deadly twisters bore down on the Midwest today, leaving a path of destruction
00:07:02and grief in their wings.
00:07:03Fierce tornadoes ripped through the heartland, leaving power lines down. Hospitals flooded
00:07:07with injured and dead, and thousands of homes were destroyed.
00:07:12Disaster areas were declared in at least three counties.
00:07:15And the National Guard was on the scene Sunday.
00:07:17Federal emergency management agency officials were on their way to Oklahoma in the aftermath
00:07:21of the storm.
00:07:22And the president was being briefed on the damage to the state, according to White House
00:07:25officials.
00:07:27Emergency crews worked through the night trying to free traffic victims from a massive amounts
00:07:32of debris left through the lake of today's traps.
00:07:34Officials won't give word on the death toll yet, but it's safe to say that this could easily
00:07:39be the worst devastation ever wrought by nature's devil wings.
00:07:43After a second straight day of disaster recovery, eyewitness accounts are starting to come
00:07:47in.
00:07:47I saw a big black cloud, said a Tyler resident.
00:07:50I started seeing everything flying around.
00:07:52I got into the bathtub and put a hammer over my head so the glass would be flying to my
00:07:56eyes.
00:07:56And within a minute, it was lifted straight out.
00:07:59And while this lucky resident is glad to be alive, many other victims of the disaster
00:08:03were not misfortunate.
00:08:13But the real question for Tyler residents is how can they get back to their normalized
00:08:18after so much has been taken away?
00:08:31What happened this spring?
00:08:33It's cold.
00:08:37It's cold, no?
00:08:40Hello, Pete?
00:08:46You know, sometimes I feel it's like talking to a brick wall with you.
00:08:52I'm sorry, Lou.
00:08:54It reminds me of somewhere else.
00:08:56What were you saying?
00:08:57I was having a conversation.
00:08:58I said, it's cold.
00:09:02Now you answer.
00:09:05A low pressure front coming down from Canada connecting with the jet stream.
00:09:10It's unusual for this time of year, but it's not heard of.
00:09:14That's a conversation?
00:09:16That's a weather report?
00:09:18Let me ask you something, Pete.
00:09:20If I said I was hungry, would you give me the chemical makeup of a cheeseburger?
00:09:24Well, what do you want from me, Lou?
00:09:25Weather's something I know about, you know?
00:09:28Hey, I'm gonna get a cup of coffee.
00:09:30You want anything?
00:09:31Yes, please.
00:09:38All units be advised for a yellow-curly-locked ball boat
00:09:41is expected of a 459.
00:09:42On the suspect is to get you male, 16-armed and 8-year-old.
00:10:00This is actually 117 in pursuit of a 459 suspect heading southbound on Brand, just passing 1600 o'clock.
00:10:19Send a black and white to pick up Lou at the corner of Brand and L.
00:10:43The suspect now heading eastbound on Broadway.
00:10:46The suspect now heading eastbound on Broadway.
00:11:01Ashton.
00:11:05The suspect now recorded a fewЯs.
00:11:05The suspect now rolls one with the lingering
00:11:05advance of琉璃, fifteen, fifteen, one, six, eight, four, fifty...
00:11:17L.
00:11:18Let's go.
00:11:48Freeze! Police officer!
00:11:51Stay right where you are.
00:11:53Get your hands up.
00:11:54Okay, yeah.
00:11:57Come back slowly towards me.
00:12:01Keep coming.
00:12:02Keep coming.
00:12:04All right. All right, slowly.
00:12:07You got any weapons on you?
00:12:08No. No, no.
00:12:09How come I don't believe you?
00:12:11Okay, okay.
00:12:40You are under arrest.
00:12:45You have the right to remain silent.
00:12:47Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
00:12:50If you need an attorney, one will be appointed to you.
00:12:53Do you understand what I'm saying?
00:12:54Huh?
00:12:55Hey.
00:12:57Thank you, Chris.
00:13:03Whoo.
00:13:03Fight, fight, fight.
00:13:04All the time you gotta fight.
00:13:06Seemed like a good idea at the time.
00:13:09Why'd you leave me?
00:13:11You came barreling past me, Lou.
00:13:13I didn't have a choice.
00:13:14No, I thought it was something I said.
00:13:17You never stopped talking.
00:13:20I hate it.
00:13:21I hate it when I miss a good chase all day long.
00:13:25It's as boring as lawn bowling.
00:13:27And then I get a good chance at some blood pumping action.
00:13:30Blood pumping?
00:13:32Blood pumping.
00:13:33And what does that teach you?
00:13:35Next time we hit a drive-through.
00:13:37Powerful lesson, indeed.
00:14:05Hello, Mr. Peterton, this is Annette from BBU Credit Co.
00:14:08calling about a great credit transfer offer that we are extending to only our very special customers.
00:14:14I think those are the pulse.
00:14:15Exciting benefits of this promotion.
00:14:17You can reach me at 555-1478.
00:14:21Thanks for your time.
00:14:23Yeah, Peter, this is Mike at the service department.
00:14:26You're okay on the fronts, but you're gonna need rear brakes and rotors.
00:14:29I'll get you a quote as quick as I can.
00:14:31Yeah, Peter, it's Mike again.
00:14:34You're looking at $549 for the rears.
00:14:37I'm done changing the fluids, and I'll wait to hear from you to get to go ahead, so call me.
00:14:43Peter, it's me, Margaret.
00:14:45I'm calling to remind you that Kara's graduation is not Saturday.
00:14:49I haven't heard back from you.
00:14:51Hope you haven't forgotten.
00:15:12Captain Tillman's office.
00:15:14Hey, Gundy, it's Jensen.
00:15:15Is the captain around?
00:15:17He's gone for the day.
00:15:18You need me to page him?
00:15:19No, no, no.
00:15:21You know all the vacation time he's been telling me to take?
00:15:24Yeah.
00:15:25I'm taking it.
00:15:27Thanks.
00:15:31Thanks.
00:15:47Thanks.
00:15:48I'm going to go with the traffic report on the 8s.
00:15:50A real jam on the 17, and the Jack Knight tractor trailer is blocking all four lanes of traffic.
00:15:56We're back to...
00:16:09You're back to the graphics.
00:16:10Anybody home?
00:16:13Margaret?
00:16:14All right.
00:16:36So you think you can just come waltzing in here like you own the place?
00:16:40What was that for?
00:16:41For forgetting your mother-in-law's birthday.
00:16:44When was it?
00:16:45Last Tuesday.
00:16:46You know what?
00:16:47I didn't forget.
00:16:48Oh, maybe better if you did.
00:16:50Who wants to be reminded they're getting old anyway?
00:16:53Go on, open it up.
00:16:56No, I'm gonna open it by myself.
00:16:58I know you, Peter Jensen.
00:17:00You probably make me cry.
00:17:03Welcome back.
00:17:04I was just afraid I wouldn't be able to get the time off.
00:17:06Well, I'm glad you did.
00:17:07You're staying here with us.
00:17:08No, I got a room at the motel.
00:17:10Nonsense.
00:17:11I don't want to crowd you girls.
00:17:12Carol will be surprised that you're here.
00:17:15You didn't tell her I was coming?
00:17:16She's in Tulsa.
00:17:19What is she doing there?
00:17:20She's attending some sort of biochemical conference with one of her colleagues from the EDAC.
00:17:26She'll be back tomorrow.
00:17:28The EDAC?
00:17:29Environmental Disease and Control, where she's been interning for the past six months.
00:17:34If you paid more attention, you'd know that.
00:17:36She didn't tell me.
00:17:37Did you ask?
00:17:39No.
00:17:40Well, if you're hungry, there's some fried chicken in the fridge.
00:17:44Why don't you let me take you out for a nice dinner?
00:17:46I'd love to.
00:17:47Can't.
00:17:47Not tonight.
00:17:48Got my Mahjong game.
00:17:50Come back tomorrow around seven, and I'll whip you up something special.
00:17:54Let's go.
00:17:57Have a good time.
00:18:04Yeah.
00:18:06It's okay.
00:18:14See, ladies, it's simple geometry.
00:18:17Plot the angle of the deflection.
00:18:18It works almost every time.
00:18:20It's okay.
00:18:21Twenty bucks says you can't do that again.
00:18:23I'm okay.
00:18:26Well, well.
00:18:27Look who the cat dragged in.
00:18:28Thought I might find you here.
00:18:30Pete, how the heck are you?
00:18:31Pretty good, thanks.
00:18:33Let me buy you a beer.
00:18:35With my money.
00:18:35How generous.
00:18:39What'd you get in town?
00:18:40This afternoon.
00:18:41What's the occasion?
00:18:43Kara's graduation.
00:18:44No.
00:18:45Yes.
00:18:45I can't believe it.
00:18:46It seems just like yesterday she was learning to walk.
00:18:49Now she's graduating college and working at the EDA State.
00:18:53Wow.
00:18:54Guess she got her mother's brains as well as her good looks.
00:18:58I still remember the night Kara was born.
00:19:00You were so anxious to get to the hospital you grabbed the bag with the portable weather station in it
00:19:04instead of the one with Mary's clothes.
00:19:06Never forget the look on that nurse's face when she pulled out the foot-long thermometer.
00:19:09I told her it was for external use only.
00:19:14How about you?
00:19:15What have you been up to?
00:19:15Same old, same old.
00:19:16Chasing storms, lecturing in the off-season.
00:19:19How about you?
00:19:20You still chasing bad guys?
00:19:21Catching them.
00:19:22Big difference.
00:19:25For more on this story, let's go to Julia Merrow, live from Tyler.
00:19:29Thank you, Jess.
00:19:30We're here in the town of Tyler.
00:19:32This Thursday will be 10 years to the day in which the worst set of Twisters in U.S. history
00:19:38bore down on this community.
00:19:39The Twisters cut a 20-mile path of destruction as they weave their way through central Oklahoma, leaving death and
00:19:45havoc in their wake.
00:19:47This new environmental disease and control center replaced only one of many buildings destroyed by the very same winds that
00:19:55killed 128 people and caused over $400 million in damage.
00:20:00For the rest of this week, I will be bringing you a series of special reports exploring the events of
00:20:06that terrible day.
00:20:07Let's get out of this dump.
00:20:08We can head back to my place, round up a couple of the guys, get a game going.
00:20:11It's been a long day.
00:20:12I think I'm just going to hit the sack.
00:20:15Come by the office tomorrow.
00:20:17We'll grab some lunch, catch up.
00:20:18Tomorrow sounds great.
00:20:20Thanks for the beer.
00:20:21All right.
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00:21:07Things are supposed to get easier, aren't you?
00:21:08Things are supposed to get easier, aren't you?
00:21:09There won't be anything left to prove.
00:21:15Nobody left to close.
00:21:19This close.
00:21:20This close.
00:21:21This close.
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00:21:28Help me!
00:21:29Help me!
00:21:31Help me!
00:22:12Help me!
00:22:13Mary.
00:22:16Brought you some flowers.
00:22:19I looked for tulips.
00:22:20I know they're your favorite, but they didn't have them.
00:22:26I know I don't come to visit as much as I should.
00:22:29Or even as much as I want to, but...
00:22:34I think about you every day.
00:22:38Not a day goes by that I don't think about us.
00:22:41I love you.
00:22:42I miss you.
00:22:44Thanks.
00:22:46Welcome back.
00:22:50Kara.
00:22:52How have you been?
00:22:53Fine.
00:22:54You look terrific.
00:22:56Oklahoma really agrees with you.
00:22:58Why wouldn't it?
00:23:00Yeah, your mother always looked at her, too.
00:23:03It's a shame you never felt the same way.
00:23:05I'm actually amazed to see you here.
00:23:08You think I'd miss your graduation?
00:23:09I think you'd find any excuse not to come back.
00:23:12Kara, that's not fair.
00:23:14It's been four years, but hey, who's counting?
00:23:17Kara, this is all about you. Nothing else.
00:23:19I gotta go.
00:23:36She's a real beauty.
00:23:37Name's Casey.
00:23:38I've been tracking her for a week now.
00:23:39This morning she was upgraded to Tropical Storm.
00:23:44Good eat!
00:23:44Good eat.
00:23:45Let's go eat.
00:23:46Come on, Pete.
00:23:47Just to live and breathe this stuff.
00:23:49You used to eat Kranz through high school.
00:23:51Things change.
00:23:52I can't believe you brought that up.
00:23:54Well, we're not going.
00:23:56We're not going where?
00:23:57We're not going for lunch.
00:23:58Something better's coming up.
00:23:59What could possibly be better than Rose's chili burgers and fries?
00:24:02Besides, I'm buying it.
00:24:04We're not going.
00:24:06That's not a free lunch.
00:24:07See, things do change.
00:24:09Hurricane Hunter's leaving in 90 minutes.
00:24:11So?
00:24:11She's heading straight for that storm.
00:24:12I managed to procure two seats.
00:24:14I was hoping you might join me.
00:24:16You're going up, huh?
00:24:17No, I'm just going to the airport to watch her take off.
00:24:20Of course I'm going up.
00:24:21Pete, I've been going on these flights for eight years.
00:24:23It's part of my life now.
00:24:24But if this weather game's no longer yours, I understand.
00:24:31You have two seats, huh?
00:24:34On the aisle, very comfy.
00:24:36Peanuts?
00:24:37Organic.
00:24:38All right, then.
00:24:40Okay, weather recon 1244.
00:24:43Hurricane Hunter visibility is five miles.
00:24:45Wind is out of the northwest at five knots.
00:24:48No one on the runway, and you are clear to take off.
00:25:04It's a little different from your patrol car, no?
00:25:06Yeah, the wings gave it away.
00:25:08You know what I mean.
00:25:09Yeah, I know what you mean.
00:25:11It's pretty exciting.
00:25:13You used to always imagine going up on one of these.
00:25:14Yeah, try not to imagine going down.
00:25:18We've only lost 130 or so years of operation.
00:25:21Great track record, considering where we fly.
00:25:23It ain't exactly Albuquerque.
00:25:25What do you think all this equipment?
00:25:27It's very impressive.
00:25:29Nothing but state of the art.
00:25:30You can track a sneeze from a monk in Shanghai.
00:25:33You come up with that analogy?
00:25:35Are there books on these things?
00:25:36No, that one's all me.
00:25:39It's gonna be a lot worse than a sneeze.
00:25:43So you're THE Pete Jensen.
00:25:48Yes, but I don't know what this clown over here told you,
00:25:51but don't believe a word of it.
00:25:52Don't worry, I already learned not to trust him.
00:25:54Guys, I'm right here.
00:25:57Bob was telling me that you used to chase with him back in the day.
00:26:01Did he have that beat-up old van back then?
00:26:05Hey!
00:26:06That van is a classic.
00:26:08We have an emotional tie, you know, old Edna and I.
00:26:10We've been through a lot together.
00:26:11A lot of transmissions.
00:26:14Bob was telling me about your IC theory.
00:26:16Oh, inter-cloud lightning?
00:26:18There's a throwback, huh?
00:26:20What's the correlation?
00:26:22Well, the theory goes, before a twister forms,
00:26:24lightning flashes between clouds, increase a hundred-fold.
00:26:28Does it work?
00:26:29It's always been through.
00:26:30It's difficult to test.
00:26:31Most inter-cloud lightning can only be seen from space,
00:26:34so until we quadruple the number of weather satellites,
00:26:36it's gonna be pretty hard to test the theory.
00:26:42Heads up, gentlemen.
00:26:43Weather systems moving north, northeast, and gaining speed.
00:26:57Currently in a cumulus stage.
00:26:59Thunderheads are extending to about 25,000 feet.
00:27:01I've seen a very well-defined circulation in those clouds.
00:27:05What's the eyewall wind speed reading?
00:27:0770 to 75 miles an hour.
00:27:09We were reading 55 a few hours ago.
00:27:12It's gotta be the surface temp.
00:27:13Warm water from the Gulf is starting to fuel her.
00:27:15Yeah, she's really growing fast.
00:27:17The spiral arms are starting to pick up as well.
00:27:19What are you thinking, Pete?
00:27:20That low-pressure front from the north?
00:27:22It's just sitting there.
00:27:23It's waiting.
00:27:26Kinda like ten years ago.
00:27:30Looks like we're gonna be in for a bit of a rough ride, guys.
00:27:33We better strap in.
00:27:45Glad we didn't have that much.
00:27:47Season through, huh?
00:27:49Listen to that hail.
00:27:50The size of golf balls.
00:27:52Bigger!
00:27:53This is weather recon flight 1244.
00:27:56Rico observation 977-324-169-220.
00:28:03We got another up-tick in the wind speed.
00:28:05Now reading 80 miles an hour.
00:28:12What's the surface temp right now?
00:28:14Last reading was 83 degrees.
00:28:17This is not just a tropical storm, folks.
00:28:19You ain't kidding.
00:28:26We got a sprawl line rising over 40,000 feet.
00:28:29Get ready to rise to the Wild Falls, guys.
00:28:37I am now reading gusts in excess of 90 miles an hour.
00:28:41What's her direction?
00:28:42Still moving northeasterly at about 25 miles an hour.
00:28:45She's rolling fast.
00:28:47That low-pressure cell's pulling her north.
00:28:49In case they keep filming her wind speed and forward motion,
00:28:52she's gonna hit and lap in the same force that Andrew did.
00:28:56Captain, the Doppler just finished mapping out the northern flank of the storm.
00:28:59We're ready to release our last drops in.
00:29:01Roger, go on, drop some.
00:29:03Last drop, send away.
00:29:05Sorry to do this to you, old buddy.
00:29:07It's probably a lot safer down there.
00:29:09Out of this storm, it's landfall.
00:29:23Okay, folks.
00:29:24We'll be entering the ice in and then heading on home.
00:29:39Hey, where are you going?
00:29:41We need those data sheets.
00:29:43Ah!
00:29:45Ah!
00:29:46Ah!
00:30:01Hang on!
00:30:05Let's get to a lower altitude.
00:30:15Let's get to a lower altitude.
00:30:27What happened back there?
00:30:30Captain, we took a lightning strike.
00:30:32It flew up at our port door.
00:30:34Anyone hurt?
00:30:35No, sir.
00:30:37Thanks, Captain.
00:30:38Thanks.
00:30:39You're welcome.
00:30:41Gee, that was fun.
00:30:43Yeah.
00:30:55You're quiet, Pete.
00:30:57What's on your mind?
00:30:59So what's the deal with you and souls?
00:31:02What do you mean?
00:31:04I don't know.
00:31:04You two just seem close.
00:31:06Close?
00:31:07Close.
00:31:07You know, like interested.
00:31:10What are you talking about?
00:31:12Forget it.
00:31:12You don't want to talk about it?
00:31:13We won't talk about it.
00:31:17All right.
00:31:17We had a date.
00:31:19Yeah?
00:31:20Yeah.
00:31:20Five years ago.
00:31:21Hoo!
00:31:22Must have gone well, huh?
00:31:23Hey, I still get invited on the flights, don't I?
00:31:25Yeah.
00:31:26By the way, that was incredible.
00:31:27I think that made my year today.
00:31:29Thought you'd enjoy that.
00:31:30Tell you what, Margaret's probably cooking up a storm right now, and I still owe you lunch,
00:31:34so why don't we make a dinner?
00:31:35Nah, I can't.
00:31:36I gotta get back to the office.
00:31:37Besides, I'd be letting you off cheap.
00:31:40You sure you don't want to come?
00:31:41Yeah, Lincoln's gonna need all the recon from the flight data.
00:31:44Don't just go up there for fun, you know?
00:31:46All right.
00:31:47Well, just do yourself a favor and keep an eye on that low pressure front.
00:31:49I know, I know.
00:31:51Yeah.
00:31:51I've managed a few years without you.
00:31:55Long, boring, painful years.
00:32:00You and Sol's, huh?
00:32:19Hey, sorry I'm late.
00:32:21What are you doing here?
00:32:24Your grandmother invited me for dinner.
00:32:26Here?
00:32:26Yeah.
00:32:27Where else?
00:32:27For tonight?
00:32:29Yeah.
00:32:29Well, there must be some kind of mistake.
00:32:30She never told me.
00:32:31I must have forgotten to tell you.
00:32:32Well, I can't stay.
00:32:33You could five minutes ago.
00:32:35I've gotta go.
00:32:36Listen, no, no.
00:32:37I don't have to stay.
00:32:38I'm not even hungry.
00:32:38Here, you ladies enjoy this and I'll see you later.
00:32:40You're not going anywhere.
00:32:42And neither are you, young lady.
00:32:44I'm still your grandmother.
00:32:55It's been a long time since I had a home cook for you like this.
00:33:06This sure is fantastic wine.
00:33:11It really goes well with the chicken, doesn't it, Carol?
00:33:16I don't drink white.
00:33:20So what do you do at the EDAC?
00:33:23Research.
00:33:24Oh, yeah?
00:33:24What kind?
00:33:27She tracks viruses and bacteria.
00:33:30Oh.
00:33:32From this region of the country.
00:33:34Isn't that right, Carol?
00:33:36That's right, Grandma.
00:33:39You working on anything excited?
00:33:41Yeah.
00:33:44You like what you're doing?
00:33:46Of course I do.
00:33:47I studied four years for this.
00:33:49Carol, have you told your father about John?
00:33:51Grandma.
00:33:53You haven't.
00:33:54Who's John?
00:33:54Boyfriend?
00:33:55He's a doctor at EDAC.
00:33:57Hmm.
00:33:58He's assistant director of research.
00:34:00Very impressive.
00:34:02You guys been seeing each other or what?
00:34:04About a year.
00:34:07Sounds pretty serious.
00:34:09You know, long-distance relationships are hard to sustain.
00:34:13What are you going to do when you move back to Portland?
00:34:14I'm not moving back.
00:34:16I accepted a staff position at the EDAC.
00:34:20Without discussing this with me?
00:34:23There's nothing to discuss.
00:34:24I thought it was a great opportunity and I didn't want to pass it up.
00:34:29Kara, these are important decisions you're making.
00:34:31You should consult me.
00:34:32I wasn't consulted when we moved to Portland.
00:34:34You never considered how I felt.
00:34:36It was always about you and your inability to deal with Mom's death.
00:34:38Kara, you're talking to your father.
00:34:40I know who I'm talking to.
00:34:42We moved to Portland because it was the best thing for us to do at the time.
00:34:46No, it was the best thing for you and not moving back to Portland is the best thing for me.
00:35:00Want some dessert?
00:35:07News reporting as a career?
00:35:09Julia, I just don't know how you do it.
00:35:11No, seriously, what's wrong?
00:35:15It's just I keep thinking about what it must be like, you know?
00:35:18The final minutes being a victim.
00:35:20The wrath of God bearing down on you.
00:35:22Your life, your family, everything you own.
00:35:24And just, pfft, it's gone in an instant.
00:35:29See, Jerry?
00:35:30That is exactly why you are going to be a great journalist.
00:35:33Because, I mean, we could easily zip in and out totally unscathed by these stories.
00:35:38But you put yourself in those people's shoes.
00:35:41And you can't learn that.
00:35:43And that, Jules, is why we're headed to a major market within a year.
00:35:48That's right.
00:35:49Drink to that.
00:35:50Drink to that.
00:35:55That was good work out there today, Jerry.
00:35:58Is that a compliment?
00:36:00Oh, my.
00:36:01I think it was.
00:36:03So?
00:36:04It's on tap for tomorrow.
00:36:05Oh, I've been thinking about that.
00:36:07Okay, so we're covering a tornado story in the middle of Oklahoma.
00:36:11These people deal with this kind of thing all the time.
00:36:14It's like an everyday occurrence for them.
00:36:17Well, I've been doing some asking around myself.
00:36:19And it appears there's a guy named Bob Booker who's the authority on that.
00:36:23Now, not only is he a homegrown storm chaser, but he was also in the field when they hit.
00:36:32What?
00:36:34My little boy's all grown up.
00:36:36You shut up.
00:36:38No, no.
00:36:38I need a moment.
00:36:44No, really.
00:36:46That took initiative.
00:36:48It involved research.
00:36:49I'm impressed.
00:36:52So, where are we gonna find this, Mr. Booker?
00:36:54Ah.
00:37:00His home address, his work address, and his cell phone number.
00:37:04Oh.
00:37:06Would you quit?
00:37:09What is wrong with you?
00:37:10Usually you laugh at my jokes.
00:37:13Hmm.
00:37:13Usually they're funnier.
00:37:15Hey, I might look like I'm made out of rock, but when I get cut, I bleed, okay?
00:37:19Okay.
00:37:25...the sun shines through scattered clouds, with the possibility of showers by mid-afternoon,
00:37:29and into early evening as this cold front continues to press downward from Canada.
00:37:34And back to you at the desk.
00:37:36Are Troy County residents at risk of exposure to infectious disease?
00:37:40For more on this story, let's go to Julia Merrow, live from Tyler.
00:37:44Thank you, Jess.
00:37:45I'm standing in what used to be the parking lot of the Quail Springs Galleria.
00:37:49Ten years ago, it was destroyed, and the lives of 50 people were taken when the Tyler Twister struck.
00:37:55The plans to rebuild were scrapped when an economic downturn gave way to a new government contract and a new
00:38:01hope.
00:38:01That hope, however, came in the form of this Disease Control Center facility.
00:38:06This is where diseases are quarantined, analyzed, and tested.
00:38:10So questions remain.
00:38:12While the facility is a significant boost for Tyler's slow-growing economy, is it, in fact, safe for Tyler's future?
00:38:19Standing with me is the EDAC site director, Dr. Raymond Ardmore.
00:38:22Dr. Ardmore, I guess the real question would be, how wise was it to build this facility smack in the
00:38:28middle of Tornado Alley?
00:38:29Well, this building poses absolutely no threat of being compromised, even in the most violent of storms.
00:38:34And the public, Miss Merrow, can be 100% sure of that.
00:38:45I love it when you wear latex in the morning.
00:38:47You're late.
00:38:49Yeah, but I'm the boss. I'm allowed. It's in my contract.
00:38:55What are you diligently studying so early in the morning?
00:38:58Nothing.
00:38:59And she's testy.
00:39:01I'm sorry.
00:39:02That just come in?
00:39:04Yeah, the new strain of bacteria that killed the livestock in Garvin County.
00:39:07Well, be careful with that stuff.
00:39:09We got a big day tonight. I don't wanna catch anything.
00:39:12But you.
00:39:16So, Ardmore's getting interviewed outside.
00:39:18Yeah, I saw it coming in.
00:39:19Sounds like the presser had his throat again.
00:39:21They are never gonna leave him alone about this place.
00:39:23Well, I think they might have a good reason.
00:39:25What are you talking about?
00:39:26Well, an electrical fire in the new building in Sussex killed three people.
00:39:29This building's contractor's being indicted for safety code violations there.
00:39:33Do you think this place is unsafe?
00:39:34Well, I hope not.
00:39:36You going to the vault?
00:39:38Yeah.
00:39:38Ardmore has a finance meeting with the oversight committee tomorrow afternoon.
00:39:41He wants an inventory of plasmodium samples.
00:39:43Can I come with you?
00:39:48No.
00:39:50Might be kinda sexy, the two of us alone, down there in a room full of spores, watching.
00:39:55Sounds tempting.
00:39:56But it's too dangerous.
00:39:58We might excite the spores.
00:40:00Okay, but it's your loss.
00:40:02Me and the spores.
00:40:09Casey's feeder bands are pumping some nasty stuff up there.
00:40:12This is very unstable.
00:40:14If that low pressure center over South Dakota drops any further, we could have a real disaster on our hands.
00:40:19The barometric pressure just dropped five millibars and the wind speeds up to 50 knots and climbing.
00:40:23Regional weather service?
00:40:25Yeah.
00:40:25This is Booker.
00:40:26Let me speak with Dave Lincoln, please.
00:40:27Okay.
00:40:28Hey, Link.
00:40:28It's me, Book.
00:40:29He's got another five millibar drop at the barometric pressure and the wind speeds are climbing.
00:40:34Yeah, I'm headed.
00:40:35Want to go handheld or sticks?
00:40:36I don't care.
00:40:36Just hurry up.
00:40:38Hi.
00:40:42Hi, I'm Julia Mero from KPBG News.
00:40:44I was looking for Dr. Booker.
00:40:45Is that you?
00:40:46No.
00:40:47He's in the back.
00:40:49Thanks.
00:40:50Anytime.
00:40:52Excuse me, Dr. Booker?
00:40:54Hey.
00:40:54Hi, I'm doing a 10th anniversary piece on the Tyler Twisters.
00:40:57And I was just wondering if I could get your expert opinion.
00:40:59Uh, you gonna put this on the news?
00:41:01Well, yeah, that would be the plan if you don't mind.
00:41:04That would be great, but unfortunately, uh, we're just about to go.
00:41:08Could you call the office?
00:41:09Um, we'll do lunch.
00:41:17We'll do lunch?
00:41:19Yeah, that's how media types talk.
00:41:29Well, you can always look into the story at Garvin County.
00:41:31Who?
00:41:32You know, the family lost all the livestock in that big storm a couple years ago.
00:41:35Cows, Jerry?
00:41:37Yeah, cows.
00:41:38What's wrong with that?
00:41:38It's a good story.
00:41:39Oh, right.
00:41:40As soon as I think you're having a breakthrough, you bring me cows.
00:41:44Well, they're big in India.
00:41:45Oh, that's funny, Jerry.
00:41:46That's funny, especially since we're in Oklahoma.
00:41:49Now, come on, let's go see where they're going.
00:41:53Jules, what kind of trouble are you gonna get us into now?
00:41:55Oh, as much as humanly possible, Jer.
00:41:58Let's go.
00:42:00And Tyler Weather Center is putting out a severe weather watch for Tyler County with strong possibility of gale force
00:42:07winds and hail is likely in this area this afternoon.
00:42:11Updated weather every half hour.
00:42:13Call the office.
00:42:14We'll do lunch.
00:42:15Which reminds me, you owe me a lunch.
00:42:18I knew you wouldn't forget about that.
00:42:19I have a memory like a goat.
00:42:21I mean an elephant.
00:42:22What?
00:42:24This isn't right.
00:42:25We're heading the wrong direction.
00:42:28Stormfront's over there.
00:42:29Yeah, but see the way the mid-level winds are pushing the anvil cloud?
00:42:32Hmm.
00:42:34You sure?
00:42:36I know my clouds.
00:42:38I've got a memory like a goat.
00:42:41We need to head east and get on the other side of that squall line.
00:42:53What's the readout say?
00:42:56Still showing denser cell activity further to the east.
00:43:03The squall line's gotta be 40,000 feet.
00:43:09The strike was cloud to cloud.
00:43:10Tell me you don't miss this.
00:43:12Should we call it in?
00:43:15I don't know.
00:43:16Not yet.
00:43:17The more time we give those people, the better their chances.
00:43:20I'm probably wrong.
00:43:22That's a load of bull and you know it.
00:43:25Pete, what happened ten years ago was a terrible fluke.
00:43:29It was not your fault, okay?
00:43:32We should make that call.
00:43:42Yeah.
00:43:44Link.
00:43:45Book is on three.
00:43:46All through here and here.
00:43:49Uh, I'm not sure.
00:43:51I see something new that just came in on the front.
00:43:54Hey, Book.
00:43:55What's up?
00:43:56Heavy cell activity approximately 60 miles northeast of Hughes County.
00:44:00Rain curtain about six to eight miles long with some serious downdrafts.
00:44:03North of Hughes County.
00:44:05North east.
00:44:06Uh, we don't show any storm activity in that area.
00:44:10Just some dense clouds.
00:44:11Have you checked your Doppler?
00:44:12I didn't use radar.
00:44:13I got Pete Jensen next to me.
00:44:14Pete Jensen.
00:44:16What's he doing here?
00:44:18Taking a ride down memory lane.
00:44:19Now how about that warning?
00:44:20I can't order a warning until we have confirmed touchdown.
00:44:22You know that.
00:44:24I'll have to talk to Chaser.
00:44:25Yeah, you do that.
00:44:27He needs to talk to Chaser.
00:44:30We got our answer.
00:44:32Since Link's got that promotion, he's lost his nerve.
00:44:45We will find him.
00:44:46Just head for that storm farm right there.
00:44:48Where?
00:44:49Right, right here.
00:45:05Let's get the Doppler up and running.
00:45:07It's gonna be go time.
00:45:19Computer's a go.
00:45:20All set here.
00:45:21Look at the size of that wall cloud.
00:45:23Gotta be 20 miles wide.
00:45:26Set it this way.
00:45:30Doppler's showing strong wind rotation.
00:45:32Any hook echoes?
00:45:32Not yet.
00:45:35Pete, you better look at this.
00:45:44Let's crush your readings.
00:45:48Drop it fast.
00:45:49There's our hook, Echo.
00:45:58Come on.
00:46:00I'm waiting for you.
00:46:07The pressure's dropping fast.
00:46:09Straight line wind's gotta be up to 40 miles per hour.
00:46:11The storm's moving east.
00:46:13It's building fast.
00:46:14There they are.
00:46:17Hey, we got company.
00:46:19That's all we need.
00:46:26Hey, that's not such a good idea.
00:46:28What are you doing here?
00:46:29Same thing as you.
00:46:30I don't think so.
00:46:30Get that antenna down before you get us all cleared.
00:46:32Oh, we can't.
00:46:32We gotta live feed in three minutes.
00:46:33Whoa!
00:46:34Hey, look at that!
00:46:40Model cloud!
00:46:43She's down.
00:46:44There's the debris cloud.
00:46:49Why she?
00:46:50Why not he?
00:46:51Do you really have gas?
00:46:55You better get back in your van and get out of here now!
00:46:58I'll let the weather station.
00:47:03I'm starting to build!
00:47:06Yeah, this one's enormous.
00:47:08Can't get a signal.
00:47:09We've got about a two-minute window to get out of here.
00:47:11We're not gonna warn anyone!
00:47:12Get out of here!
00:47:12Get in your van and go!
00:47:15Oh, check that out.
00:47:17Get out of here now!
00:47:18Go!
00:47:25Pete! Pete!
00:47:25What happened?
00:47:26Lightning strike!
00:47:33She's breathing!
00:47:34He is, too!
00:47:35Come on, buddy! Get up!
00:47:39Go get the van, Sergeant!
00:47:40Get Julia in there now!
00:47:43What happened?
00:47:43Lightning hit the van!
00:47:44Where's Jerry?
00:47:45Pete's got him!
00:47:46Jerry!
00:47:48Who is he?
00:47:49He's breathing, but he's unconscious!
00:47:52We're out of time!
00:47:53That thing's less than two miles away! Let's go!
00:47:55Yeah, but we gotta get him to a hospital!
00:47:58Let's go, let's go!
00:48:06Come on, please!
00:48:14Come on, folks! Get in!
00:48:28Come on, folks! Get in!
00:48:29It's gaining on us!
00:48:37There's no way we're gonna outrun it!
00:48:39See that overpass?
00:48:40Yeah.
00:48:42We're going under it.
00:48:44No, not a good idea.
00:48:45He's not safe.
00:48:46If you caught out in the open during a twister,
00:48:48any cover's better than none.
00:48:57Go on up there!
00:48:58Why would we do that?
00:48:59Do you ever stop asking questions?
00:49:01Well, if I did, I wouldn't have a job!
00:49:07I don't want to take you to the top of the top of the top of the top,
00:49:09I guess I'm on aEuropa,
00:49:10which is necessary.
00:49:10But no, or less than anything.
00:49:16See that before the top of the top of the top!
00:49:18I'll go, no, no.
00:49:23I can't fiddle it.
00:49:25We've got to go, no!
00:49:27You've got to go, no!
00:49:28Who has to go, no!
00:49:28I've got to go!
00:49:28I'm sorry!
00:49:29Oh...
00:49:30There's no way to head!
00:49:32You've got to go.
00:49:34That's his head.
00:49:36And the other way to head!
00:49:36You've got to go.
00:50:00I don't care what that reporter believes.
00:50:03There is nothing wrong with the structure of this building.
00:50:05Carter pulled this structural engineering report.
00:50:07This site's not built to code.
00:50:08So the roof's a little high or there's an electrical outlet
00:50:12a millimeter too close to a water pipe.
00:50:13Who really cares?
00:50:14I do. You should too.
00:50:16Look, this is a ridiculous charge brought on by a bunch of tree huggers
00:50:19who want their vaccines and their prescription drugs
00:50:21just as long as they're not tested in their own backyard.
00:50:23I think that's a little harsh, Raymond.
00:50:25I'm not disputing the need for the Senate,
00:50:26but what if we pose a threat to the community?
00:50:31I'm not going to bury my head in the sand on this.
00:50:33This is a serious issue.
00:50:34No.
00:50:36This is nonsense and you are overreacting.
00:50:38Overreacting?
00:50:39This building's compromised.
00:50:41The infectious diseases that could be released will have a devastating effect.
00:50:44This facility is important to Tyler.
00:50:46It's good for its economy and it's good for its future.
00:50:49And even if this building isn't 100%, the vault certainly is.
00:50:52Do you hear yourself?
00:50:53Do you know what you sound like?
00:50:54Do you know what our senator sounds like?
00:50:57No, of course you don't.
00:50:58He hasn't been here long enough.
00:50:59So let me tell you, if he even thinks that this could jeopardize his reelection,
00:51:04he will shut this place down, put us all out of work, and that includes you.
00:51:07How about killing half the county?
00:51:08How's that going to affect his reelection?
00:51:10I'm not going to have you start an all-out panic over nothing.
00:51:13I don't need people picketing on our doorstep, and I certainly don't want to see any more
00:51:16news cameras around here.
00:51:17Is that understood?
00:51:18It's the right thing to do, regardless of the consequences.
00:51:20You want to talk consequences?
00:51:22Then think about this.
00:51:23When nothing happens, nothing, and this building is still destroyed,
00:51:27not because of some storm or some code violations, but because of lack of funding.
00:51:32When hundreds of people lose their jobs and this entire town is in the throes of depression,
00:51:36and why?
00:51:37Because somebody overreacted.
00:51:39You've got to pat yourself on the back then, Dr. Tedesco, hm?
00:51:42Personally, I couldn't live with myself.
00:51:44Now, I have a very important meeting with the grant board tomorrow afternoon,
00:51:47so I prefer to hear nothing more about this.
00:51:49Is that understood?
00:51:51Nothing is going to stop this facility getting the funding it needs.
00:51:55Not some out-of-date report, and certainly not a bit of bad weather.
00:52:05You know, the storm's only going to intensify.
00:52:07Yeah, I know.
00:52:08How long are you thinking?
00:52:1072 hours, maybe less.
00:52:12That's what I was afraid of.
00:52:16It's been real good having you back here.
00:52:19Yeah, I'd be lying if I didn't say I missed it.
00:52:22So what are you doing, Pete?
00:52:23I mean, do you really love it in Portland?
00:52:25I don't know.
00:52:27Because I've got to tell you, some people are just meant to be doing certain things.
00:52:30You know, it's in their constitutional makeup, and, well, you belong here doing this.
00:52:36Too bad professional baseball wasn't in my makeup.
00:52:41Now, why am I taking you back to that hospital?
00:52:43I just want to check on those two reporters, make sure they're okay.
00:52:46You want to check on Julie Merrill, make sure she's doing okay.
00:52:49Don't be absurd.
00:52:50No, it's good, Pete.
00:52:51I saw how you were looking at it.
00:52:53You two seem close.
00:52:55Close?
00:52:55Yeah, close.
00:52:58Interested.
00:53:08Excuse me, where's the bathroom?
00:53:16Hey.
00:53:18You're here.
00:53:19Yeah, how's your cameraman doing?
00:53:21Jerry?
00:53:21Yeah, Jerry.
00:53:22He has some first-degree burns, minor cuts and bruises.
00:53:26Could have been worse.
00:53:28Yeah, could have been a lot worse.
00:53:30Yeah.
00:53:32It was really stupid of us.
00:53:35I put your life and his life in danger, and I'm just so sorry.
00:53:40You gotta go where the story goes, nature of your business, right?
00:53:44Yeah, well, it doesn't make it any less stupid.
00:53:48I'm trying to throw you a rope here, and you just keep grabbing the anchor.
00:53:56You hungry?
00:53:59Always.
00:54:03Well, I've been in it for two years.
00:54:06I'm trying to make it into a major market, but it's not easy.
00:54:10There's so many people trying to get into this business.
00:54:12It's crazy.
00:54:13I can imagine.
00:54:17What?
00:54:19I did a little research.
00:54:22Yeah.
00:54:25So, why'd you become a cop?
00:54:28Because the way I hear it, you were like Mr. Tornado Authority around here.
00:54:33Things change.
00:54:35Kind of a big change, don't you think?
00:54:38I lost my wife in a tornado.
00:54:41I know.
00:54:43I'm sorry.
00:54:46I was out chasing a nasty storm front.
00:54:49I just didn't see it coming.
00:54:50What, the tornado?
00:54:52The tornadoes are unpredictable.
00:54:55Oh, you can't blame yourself for that.
00:54:57No, I do blame myself.
00:55:00Instead of going home and taking care of my wife and my daughter, I was out in the field.
00:55:05You see, back then, I believed in my arrogance that there was a rhyme and a reason to all this,
00:55:09that there was some type of behavioral pattern that I could decipher, and...
00:55:14I don't know, just make these storms predictable.
00:55:18But I didn't think that storm would have worked in.
00:55:21So you don't believe that there's a decipherable pattern anymore?
00:55:25No.
00:55:26And it doesn't matter because I'm not in the weather business anymore.
00:55:29That's why you were in the field today.
00:55:32Well.
00:55:36So do you find being a cop rewarding?
00:55:39Detective.
00:55:41Well, let's just say that after, um, Mary died, I decided to devote my life to goals that were just
00:55:47a little bit more obtainable.
00:55:48Just as dangerous.
00:55:50Yeah, I suppose.
00:55:53You ever been shot?
00:55:57Yeah.
00:55:58Really?
00:55:59Where?
00:56:02It's kind of personal, actually.
00:56:04You know?
00:56:04Oh, come on.
00:56:05You can tell me.
00:56:09In the, um, in the gluteus, Maximus.
00:56:15Oh, come on.
00:56:17You want to see?
00:56:19Not here.
00:56:20So you do want to see, though?
00:56:23Oh, gosh.
00:56:27Oh, no.
00:56:41You ever get any decent food out of this fridge?
00:56:43Uh, decent?
00:56:44No.
00:56:45You know, chips, salsa, sometimes a stale muffin.
00:56:47Stay away from the donuts, man.
00:56:49What's wrong with the donuts?
00:56:50It just ain't right.
00:56:51Well, I like the donuts, okay?
00:56:53Let's focus.
00:56:54Six o'clock printout.
00:56:56Yeah, just came in.
00:56:58Oh, boy.
00:57:00Jensen was right.
00:57:01He's in the track east.
00:57:03She's coming here.
00:57:07It's gonna be one heck of a morning.
00:57:19Hello.
00:57:19Pete, you up?
00:57:21Yeah, yeah.
00:57:22What's up?
00:57:23It's Casey.
00:57:24She's taking a northern track up through central Texas.
00:57:27Did you call Lincoln about this?
00:57:28He's the one who told me.
00:57:30I'm, uh, I'm picking you up.
00:57:31She'll be there in 20 minutes.
00:57:33Hey, listen.
00:57:34Meet me outside of Rosa's.
00:57:35I'll pick us up a couple of coffees, all right?
00:57:37Make it large, okay, buddy?
00:57:40None of that cream and sugar, either.
00:57:42You got me?
00:57:43Don't worry.
00:57:44I'll see you soon.
00:57:44Bye.
00:57:49Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up.
00:57:50Oh, it's okay.
00:57:52What are you doing?
00:57:54I was just watching the clouds.
00:57:57Oh, so if my six-year-old nephew said that, it would be okay.
00:58:01But you saying that, it brings on a whole new meaning.
00:58:07That was Booker.
00:58:09He said he's gonna be here in 20 minutes to pick me up.
00:58:12Well, but that means we have 10.
00:58:14Mm-hmm.
00:58:19Ow!
00:58:21That's my gunshot wound.
00:58:24But Nicholas, take a look at this.
00:58:28Yes, and?
00:58:30I just thought you should see it.
00:58:32So Casey's headed north.
00:58:33What do the computer projections say?
00:58:35Holding to their original forecast.
00:58:40Then why are we having this conversation?
00:58:42This is exactly what Jensen predicted.
00:58:46Where's the cold from?
00:58:47South central Wyoming, parts of western Nebraska, southern Iowa.
00:58:50When was the last time it moved?
00:58:51It's been stationary for a while.
00:58:55If Jensen's right about this and these two systems collide,
00:58:58it could be a major disaster.
00:58:59Jensen has been out of the weather business for more than 10 years now.
00:59:02He doesn't know what he's talking about.
00:59:05I think he's right about this.
00:59:06Give me a break, will you?
00:59:07Take a look around.
00:59:08We are surrounded by the most intricate and sensitive
00:59:10weather monitoring equipment that money can buy.
00:59:12If any of it tells us that we have to be concerned,
00:59:14then we will be concerned.
00:59:17Don't you think that's a bit more reasonable than gut hunches?
00:59:19Hmm?
00:59:19You know, just...
00:59:35Good morning.
00:59:36Gracias, compadre.
00:59:38What's this?
00:59:40Lincoln emailed those before I left.
00:59:45I knew it.
00:59:46Yeah, you were right.
00:59:47Casey's pulling that cold front straight down.
00:59:50Lincoln say he's gonna issue a watch?
00:59:52They have no problem issuing watches, you know that.
00:59:54It's the warnings that Jason has such a hard time with.
01:00:00What's the matter with you?
01:00:03You smell of perfume.
01:00:06That's probably my deodorant.
01:00:08What about the marks all over your neck?
01:00:10That the deodorant too?
01:00:11This is nothing.
01:00:12These are mosquito bites.
01:00:13The hotel's a dump.
01:00:15It's like a swamp in there.
01:00:19I believe there's one of those mosquitoes right now.
01:00:23And it's heading our way.
01:00:24What should we do?
01:00:27Hi.
01:00:28Hey.
01:00:28I'm coming with you.
01:00:33Julia, if these indications are correct,
01:00:36it's not gonna be pretty after honey.
01:00:38It's what I live for.
01:00:39It's my job.
01:00:41I didn't get you any coffee.
01:00:42Oh, that's okay.
01:00:43I'll have yours.
01:00:45Morning.
01:00:52Where are we headed?
01:00:54Let's stop at Margaret's,
01:00:55then we'll head south to Route 278.
01:01:04This is not good.
01:01:06It's not good at all.
01:01:09So, have you given it any more thought?
01:01:11To what?
01:01:12Moving back.
01:01:14It's your father, Kara.
01:01:16Well, I'm not moving back.
01:01:18I couldn't get out of that depressing little apartment soon enough.
01:01:20Honey, I'm not going to be around forever.
01:01:23And when I'm gone, your father is the only family that you've got.
01:01:27And you're going to need him, and he's going to need you.
01:01:30I don't need him.
01:01:31Kara, you've got to resolve things with your father.
01:01:34Margaret?
01:01:37In here.
01:01:39Good, I'm glad you're still here.
01:01:40Why, what is it?
01:01:41Hurricane Casey's backtracked.
01:01:42She said it this way.
01:01:43Hurricanes don't make it up here.
01:01:44By the time it does, it'll be some wind and rain.
01:01:46It's no big deal.
01:01:47It's not the hurricane that I'm worried about.
01:01:48It's the weather it'll generate.
01:01:50I don't want you going to work today.
01:01:51Are you kidding me?
01:01:52I have to go.
01:01:53Dr. Ardmore has an important meeting before the ground board this afternoon,
01:01:56and I still haven't prepared for it.
01:01:58Kara, this is a serious situation.
01:01:59I want you to stay here today.
01:02:01What, are you grounding me?
01:02:02No, I'm not grounding me.
01:02:02You know what, if I hear an alert, then I'll come home.
01:02:05Now, if you'll please excuse me, I'm going to be late.
01:02:07See you later, girl.
01:02:08Kara, don't miss.
01:02:13The squall line's already defined over there,
01:02:15and the winds are picking up out of the southeast.
01:02:17Is that how it starts?
01:02:18It's starting all right, and it's going to get a lot worse before it's over.
01:02:21Stop right up here.
01:02:22I'm going to fire up the Doppler book.
01:02:24You grab the portable.
01:02:25You read my mind.
01:02:34That's one of the largest supercells I've ever seen.
01:02:39I'd guess the anvil clouds top off at around 40,000 feet.
01:02:42Is that about right?
01:02:43Unbelievable.
01:02:44There were no signs of it forming an hour ago.
01:02:46The squall line is massive.
01:02:47That's got to be several miles across.
01:02:49It's moving fast.
01:02:51It's a cold front end.
01:02:52It's still stationary.
01:02:57No, it's not.
01:02:59Being pulled down.
01:03:01Is that bad?
01:03:02Very.
01:03:07My computer isn't reading it.
01:03:10You thinking what I'm thinking?
01:03:14Yep.
01:03:34I know you have an important meeting, so I won't order an evac unless absolutely necessary.
01:03:43Well, that would be useful. I appreciate it.
01:03:47May I ask why the sudden interest?
01:03:50I was hoping you might have a conversation with the senator
01:03:53about that opening in Washington.
01:03:56Of course. One good turn deserves another, right?
01:04:00Right. Thanks, Raymond.
01:04:02All right. Talk to you later. Bye.
01:04:06Strange fellow.
01:04:08Come on, guys.
01:04:12Now, this is our main office
01:04:13where our brilliant scientists and technicians
01:04:15write down their reports on research that they do in the laboratory.
01:04:21Yes?
01:04:22We do research and write essays, too.
01:04:24We did this little experiment
01:04:26where we put a carpenter's nail inside a bottle of soda pop.
01:04:29After several days, the nail began to dissolve.
01:04:31So you guys learned to avoid drinking too much soda pop, right?
01:04:34Uh-huh.
01:04:35Our scientists experiment and study samples of bacteria.
01:04:38which was a fancy term for germs.
01:04:41And we study microscopic organisms,
01:04:43which is another fancy term for teeny-weeny living things.
01:04:46Is she a scientist?
01:04:47Well, yes, in fact, that's Kara Jensen.
01:04:50She's one of our best scientists.
01:04:53Okay, kids.
01:04:55Who wants to go see something really gross?
01:04:59I know.
01:05:00Come on.
01:05:08Strong updrafts.
01:05:09Well-defined wall cloud.
01:05:11Yeah, but we're on the wrong side of the storm.
01:05:13You're getting any accurate readings.
01:05:14The rain currents are between us and the wall cloud.
01:05:16What does that mean?
01:05:25It means you're about to see the finger of God.
01:05:29Which finger?
01:05:30Guess.
01:05:31Hey, look at that.
01:05:33Here she comes.
01:05:44Touchdown.
01:05:45Six points.
01:05:46Time?
01:05:46Confirm funnel cloud at 1240 PM.
01:05:49It's actually quite beautiful.
01:05:51Where's she headed?
01:05:53You guys are Tyler County.
01:05:54I wouldn't want to be in either one.
01:05:56We gotta get out of here.
01:05:59Come on.
01:06:00Let's call it in.
01:06:21Link.
01:06:22Come here.
01:06:26Look at this.
01:06:28The storms are forming rapidly along the northern end of this dry line.
01:06:35Lincoln.
01:06:36Link!
01:06:37We have a confirmed funnel about 30 miles outside of Tyler.
01:06:40It appears to be heading your way.
01:06:42I suggest you issue a warning.
01:06:44Stay on the line, Pete.
01:06:48We need to find out what's happening out there.
01:06:50Okay.
01:06:50Uh, we got pretty good circulation going about 60 miles south of Tyler.
01:06:54Jensen looks point on.
01:06:56Get me a visual.
01:06:57Something I can show Chasen.
01:07:00Pete.
01:07:01Gotta call you back.
01:07:03Look, let's just issue a warning for Hughes and Tyler County.
01:07:06Okay?
01:07:08Are we sure about this?
01:07:10I am.
01:07:15Where were you sending that warning?
01:07:17Uh, Hughes and Tyler County.
01:07:19We have confirmation of a tornado touchdown 30 miles due south.
01:07:2230 miles south?
01:07:28That's not even in this county.
01:07:29It'll never last long enough to get here.
01:07:32Look, I don't want any warnings until we have a viable threat.
01:07:35Understood?
01:07:38Yeah.
01:07:39We're not going to cry wolf.
01:07:49Dr. Eidmark.
01:07:53Morning.
01:07:53Morning.
01:07:54How are you?
01:07:54Glad you could make it.
01:07:56Let's get inside out of this, uh, wind.
01:07:58It's getting windy.
01:07:59There you go.
01:08:01Just follow me inside.
01:08:05Down this way, please.
01:08:06Just follow me.
01:08:07Hey, can I see that over here?
01:08:09Of course, with state and federal regulations are slightly different.
01:08:13Well, this, of course, is our main lab,
01:08:14where our staff of biologists and scientists examine, classify,
01:08:18and report on hundreds of bacterial and viral strains every year.
01:08:22Now, if you'd like to follow me to the conference room,
01:08:24we have a presentation set up, please.
01:08:25This way.
01:08:38Kara, it's me.
01:08:39Yes, Dad?
01:08:40Tell me about the clouds.
01:08:41What are they doing?
01:08:42What?
01:08:43Look at the clouds.
01:08:44What are they doing?
01:08:49They are really moving.
01:08:51Swirling.
01:08:51It's pretty intense.
01:08:52Did the alarms go off?
01:08:53No.
01:08:55All right, Kara, you need to get out of there.
01:08:57Listen to me, there's a tornado coming.
01:08:59I'm on my way.
01:09:00Evacuate the building now.
01:09:01I'll take care of it.
01:09:09Come on, Margaret.
01:09:15She's not answering.
01:09:17If I know Chasen, he's not gonna issue a warning
01:09:19until the twister's on top of his head.
01:09:21I could do it.
01:09:22I just need to get on the air.
01:09:26Hey, John, how are you?
01:09:27We've got three different kinds of soup,
01:09:28we've got tuna fish sandwiches, salmon sandwiches.
01:09:30I think we even have bologna sandwiches.
01:09:31John.
01:09:33John, I need to talk to you.
01:09:35Kids, will you give me one second, please?
01:09:38What's up?
01:09:40We know you're going to talk to you.
01:09:40We need to get the kids out of here.
01:09:42What do you mean?
01:09:42There's gonna be a...
01:09:44Tyler's gonna get hit with a twister, a big one.
01:09:46What?
01:09:46You're kidding.
01:09:47We don't have much time.
01:09:48If you want me to warn the others...
01:09:53Kids, unfortunately, the field trip is over.
01:09:55We'll do another one really soon, okay?
01:09:56I promise.
01:09:57I'll make it up to you.
01:09:58Follow me.
01:09:59We've got to get you to a shelter.
01:10:06Wouldn't it be safer?
01:10:07We kept the kids here?
01:10:08Not safer.
01:10:09Trust me.
01:10:10I heard your conversation with our boys.
01:10:12A tornado comes through here, and this building is compromised.
01:10:16The field trip's over.
01:10:17I'll be getting the kids in their seats.
01:10:19Come on, kids.
01:10:22Hurry, hurry out!
01:10:24Tell the drivers to take Uber Canyon Road to the shelter on Milner Avenue.
01:10:27That's the closest one.
01:10:34Yes, Martin, I realize I don't have a camera or a live mic.
01:10:37But I need to get on the air right now.
01:10:39Because a tornado is going to hit Tyler any minute.
01:10:43Martin?
01:10:44Hello?
01:10:45My phone is cutting out.
01:10:47Hello, Martin?
01:10:48Yes, yes, yes, I'm still here.
01:10:50No, I said any minute.
01:10:53Tornado's coming!
01:10:55Come on, let's move now!
01:10:56Let's go!
01:10:57Get out!
01:10:57We've got to clear out!
01:10:59Anybody in here, let's go!
01:11:00Go, tornado's coming!
01:11:02Go, go, go, go!
01:11:05Hurry!
01:11:06We've received numerous phone calls about the sightings in the outskirts of Tyler.
01:11:10However, no warning has been issued by the weather department.
01:11:14All Tyler residents need to be warned.
01:11:16There is a twister down.
01:11:18A repeat, a tornado, a touchdown, and a heading towards the island.
01:11:22Oh, cut left!
01:11:23Now!
01:11:31I should've warned him.
01:11:35This could be our jobs.
01:11:37Do it.
01:11:45Orbital velocities close to 300 miles an hour.
01:11:48The funnel's about a tenth of a mile wide.
01:11:50It's gotta be traveling close to 60 miles an hour.
01:11:53Fourteen minutes since touchdown.
01:11:55Still moving strong.
01:11:56Coming in right behind us.
01:11:57Go, go, go!
01:11:58Can this thing go any faster?
01:12:00Step on it!
01:12:01Let's head in for EDAC.
01:12:02We've got to get over here.
01:12:03And so based on these figures, I think we can safely assume that the next three fiscal years
01:12:07will be-
01:12:07Tornado's coming.
01:12:08We need to get to safety.
01:12:10We need to move, now.
01:12:12Yes, well, I'm sure we'll all be safe enough inside here, but thank you for your concern.
01:12:15This building could go.
01:12:17This storm could release thousands of infectious biological strains.
01:12:20Surely you realize potentially devastating consequences to this area.
01:12:24Look, I assure you this building is one of the safest in the area.
01:12:27There's no cause for alarm, really.
01:12:28Sorry, the sales pitch is over, Doctor.
01:12:30This place isn't built a code and you know it.
01:12:32I don't care if you have a death wedge, but why do we spare the others?
01:12:34I suggest that you leave the building.
01:12:37Now!
01:12:40You better be right.
01:12:47The vault.
01:12:49Oh, my gosh.
01:12:50I've got to put the samples in the vault.
01:12:52Well, you can't do it on your own.
01:12:56It's still coming!
01:12:57He's heading right for us!
01:12:59Don't worry, we're going to make it.
01:13:06I can't get Kara on herself.
01:13:08Maybe she's already left.
01:13:34Grab those.
01:13:42Wait! Wait!
01:13:43Don't the cars!
01:13:44It's too dangerous!
01:13:44We need to get to the long ground!
01:14:03Don't stop! Just go through! Go through!
01:14:05Hey!
01:14:08Good! She's still here!
01:14:09Pete, you're not going out there!
01:14:10I gotta go get her! I'll be right back!
01:14:11Are you nuts?
01:14:12I'm coming with you!
01:14:13Pete, you're wasting time!
01:14:15Okay, I'm not back!
01:14:16Three minutes! You get out of here!
01:14:32Oh, but there's still some damage!
01:14:37Who's taking those damage?
01:14:38Oh, I'm just gonna blow that one off!
01:14:41I'm just gonna go up!
01:14:42Get this one off.
01:14:44There's some damage!
01:14:45Have a good one!
01:14:48Okay, let's go!
01:14:49Let's go!
01:14:49Get this one off!
01:14:50I'm just gonna throw these damage in the truest, man.
01:14:51I'll keep it in his head!
01:14:51I will kill that one off.
01:14:58I want to hit it!
01:15:00Let's go.
01:15:37Let's go.
01:15:52This is John.
01:15:53Yes?
01:15:56Oh, my gosh.
01:15:57The schoolteacher just called little Samantha, didn't get on the school bus.
01:16:03You look for Samantha.
01:16:04I'll take the samples to the vault.
01:16:10Hey, hey, hey.
01:16:11I'm looking for Carrie Johnson.
01:16:12You know who she is?
01:16:13There's a little girl that's last summer in the building.
01:16:14She went to find her.
01:16:15What are you doing?
01:16:16You got to get out of here.
01:16:16There's a tornado coming.
01:16:17Come on.
01:16:17You got to get these down to the vault.
01:16:19Carrie went that way.
01:16:20I'll catch up to you.
01:16:21All right.
01:16:27Samantha!
01:16:29Samantha!
01:16:33Samantha!
01:16:40Samantha!
01:16:43Samantha!
01:16:45I'm in here!
01:16:46Samantha!
01:16:47I'm in here!
01:16:51Samantha.
01:16:53You left me.
01:16:55No one left you, honey.
01:16:56I'm here.
01:16:57I'm scared.
01:16:58It's going to be okay.
01:16:59Come with me.
01:16:59Okay, sweetie?
01:17:01Cassie.
01:17:04Carol!
01:17:05Thank God you're right.
01:17:05Come on.
01:17:08Oh, no.
01:17:09I'm here.
01:17:15Take off.
01:17:16I'm going to go find Pete.
01:17:17No, we have to wait here.
01:17:18There's nothing you can do in there right now.
01:17:44Come on, let's get out of here.
01:17:56We have to get to a convert or some kind of tunnel.
01:17:58It's running about a half mile down from the main entrance.
01:18:18Will the vault hold?
01:18:20Better.
01:18:24Get out of here.
01:19:15Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
01:19:30All right, hang on real tight, everybody.
01:19:33Hang on!
01:19:34Oh, my God.
01:20:12Are you okay?
01:20:15I want to go home.
01:20:16Come here, baby.
01:20:17It's okay.
01:20:24It's okay.
01:20:29Come here, baby.
01:20:45The whole block looks untouched.
01:20:46I bet she's okay.
01:20:47Grandma!
01:20:49Oh, Grandma!
01:20:53Oh, I was so worried about you two.
01:20:56Thank goodness you're okay.
01:20:59I haven't seen those two smiles together in a long, long time.
01:21:03Come on in.
01:21:07Almost ten years to the day, on the anniversary of the worst twister outbreak in U.S. history,
01:21:13disaster has once again struck America's heartland.
01:21:16The worst of which absolutely demolished the EDAC labs by winds that topped 200 miles an hour,
01:21:22reaching an F5 on the Fujita scale.
01:21:25What makes this disaster different from years ago is that, amazingly, no lives were lost.
01:21:30At the center of nature's wrath is a story of the courage and bravery of a few people
01:21:35who risked life and limb to make sure that the EDAC's deadly stores of lethal microbes
01:21:39were sealed safely away in an underground vault.
01:21:58I just wanted to tell you how I was here.
01:22:01You didn't have to say anything, honey.
01:22:02I'm sorry.
01:22:03I'm so sorry about everything.
01:22:06Me too, kiddo.
01:22:07Me too.
01:22:09You know, I've been thinking about Portland.
01:22:12No, if this is about me moving back, are you...
01:22:14No, no, no.
01:22:16It's about me moving back here.
01:22:18What do you mean?
01:22:21I think I've been gone from home long enough, don't you?
01:22:24Are you serious?
01:22:25Yep.
01:22:27No, I don't know.
01:22:28No, I don't.
01:22:29No, I don't know.
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