I'm so excited someone called in to talk about tornadoes! We are all fans of the epic cinematic experience of Twister, featuring the late, great Bill Paxton and the still great Helen Hunt, so this is an episode we can all let hug us nice and tight. Today's caller asks "are tornadoes always dark or do they get darker from all the stuff?"

We're talking about how tornadoes form, where they form, and why they form. How are tornadoes characterized? If they got Dorothy to fly, do we still not know a lot about how they work?

Tornadoes are classified using the Enhanced Fujita Scale based on the level of damage they do and estimated wind gust speeds. There are also different types of tornadoes. There are supercell tornadoes and non-supercell tornadoes, like landspouts and waterspouts. We even get to chat a little bit about the recent tornado that occurred here in NYC earlier this year.

Grab your popcorn, 'cuz we be talkin' TWISTERS!

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