A woman in a gray hoodie and glasses smiles in a field with a tornado in the background
Jen Walton has been chasing storms since 2018.
  • The new 'Twisters' film follows storm chasers pursuing tornadoes in sometimes dangerous ways.
  • Storm chaser Jen Walton said the film gets a lot right about the culture and science of chasing.
  • But the movie gets some things wrong when it comes to the dangers of driving near tornadoes.

The new "Twisters," a stand-alone sequel to the 1996 film, has the same kind of giant tornadoes that inspire awe and dread as the original. It follows professional storm chasers and scientists as they pursue the dangerous storms.