Scientists have a better grasp of how tornadoes work The big showpiece of the original "Twister" was Dorothy, a drum containing hundreds of sensors that got sucked up by a tornado, returning tons ...

Weather experts still cling to Twister memorabilia. Dorothy, the tornado-chasing contraption from the film, now sits in the lobby of the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma, a major center ...

A summer blockbuster, Twisters boasts several exciting easter eggs that reference the original 1996 movie, Twister, which is great fun for viewers.

The endless fascination with the story of young Dorothy being whisked away by a twister from her home in Kansas to the mystical land of Oz has always been a favorite of young and old.