I've never seen a tornado and I've lived in Oklahoma City basically my whole life. It's not like we're infested with them on a continual basis. But you learn to live with the warnings. And you learn what to do if one is coming your way. And then you cross your fingers and make the best judgments you can.
When I lived in Minneapolis in my twenties, and my mom lived there, too, I used to take her 'storm chasing' - by which I mean I'd see a pulsing blob of radar on The Weather Channel and make her drive us toward the storm.
I tell people, 'Have you ever been to Oklahoma? There are a lot of nice people there that do wonderful things.'
If a tornado twists at 175 miles an hour and stays on the ground like a massive lawnmower for 50 miles, God gave the command.
I had a small part in a storm-chasing movie, so I did some research into storm-chaser culture.
I grew up in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is my home. It's definitely slower paced than California.
Oklahoma has been so great to me.
I would love to be in Kansas.
People live in a place called Tornado Alley - and they're surprised when they get hit by a tornado. I'm sorry when they get hit by tornadoes, but when you live in Tornado Alley you can't really claim surprise.
There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.
Oklahoma, y'all truly made a big impact on me.
Oklahoma Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain.
This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives.
Oklahoma's my home. I love it there. I miss it.
Ideal day is a hot and humid morning, tornadoes develop, no one gets hurt, and we get to collect data and chase the tornadoes.
