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‘Twisters’ draws from storm-chasing science led by Nebraska expert

Adam Houston, professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, like many moviegoers and weather buffs, is eagerly awaiting the July 19 premiere of “Twisters,” the tornado-chasing blockbuster movie.

Houston, who studies tornadoes and supercell thunderstorms, has made a career as a real-life storm chaser. A witness to scores of tornadoes during more than two decades of research, Houston was among scientists and weather experts nationwide who were contacted by “Twisters” director Lee Isaac Chung as he prepared to begin filming in early 2023.