Hoover, Ala. (WHNT)– Many of us living in the Tennessee Valley do not need a movie to show us how extreme mother nature can be. Damage following a strong tornado is often described as being “out of a movie” and on August 8, 2014, it will be displayed in theaters across the country.
Into the Storm is a weather-thriller movie set in a fictional Oklahoma town and documents how people in the town try to survive several killer tornadoes. The movie is rated PG-13.
Laura Myers serves as the Deputy Director of the Center For Advanced Public Safety at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. She studies people’s perception of weather and how the react to high-impact weather events. Myers says for those that have been through traumatic weather events, seeing the movie trailer beforehand is a good idea. Sources: WHNT 19, Tuscaloosa News, WVUA