Mr. Tornado - The remarkable story of the Ted Fujita - Now on PBS American Experience.

[JL Gacke]

(Didn't see this posted - says it airs tonight)
The name says it all!

American Experience | Trailer | Mr. Tornado| American Experience | Season 32 | Episode 8 | PBS

Ted Fujita's groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives.

www.pbs.org

 

[Marc R. O'Leary]

I'll be watching this.

That trailer was chock full of Hanks footage.

 

[Jeff House]

We should do a live chat on Discord. I'm hoping to pull in the PBS signal. Otherwise maybe they'll stream it live on the Roku app.

 

[Warren Faidley]

Thanks. Was able to meet him years ago. Glad he's getting due credit.

 

[Mark Jack]

Let me know if someone finds this online somewhere.

 

[rdale]

Let me know if someone finds this online somewhere.

Click the link in the first post.

 

[Mark Jack]

Click the link in the first post.

Ahhh, I thought it was only going to let me view the trailer. Thank you!

 

[Jeff House]

PBS also has it up on their streaming App. I have Roku but I figure PBS has it for other streaming devices. Mr. Tornado is a great documentary. They have just enough personal background for the general viewer, and a ton of science for us!

Apparently I missed meeting Dr. Fujita by a couple years at my first weather job. He visited WeatherData a couple years before I started. So I miss a guy I never even met. Timing is everything. Sounds like storm chasing, lol!

 

[Mark Blue]

What an excellent documentary of Ted Fujita and his relentless pursuit of understanding tornado science as we know it today. I sure enjoyed it and think most who watch it will as well. It was really impressive how he took still pictures from the residents and made it into a film of the entire lifecycle of that tornadic incidence. Very inspiring to say the least.

 

[Rick Schmidt]

I enjoyed it very much as well. I also met Dr. Fujita in the early 80's, when he came to Topeka To give a lecture. Warren---maybe that is where and when you met him too?

 

[Roy Britt]

I really enjoyed this program very much and was glad he got the credit he deserved for all he did for our understanding of tornadoes. I first met him in 1974 when i visited the University of Chicago.

 

[James K]

Dang. Missed this on TV.
Just went & looked on YouTube. nothing but a couple clips there.
Guess I might have to try their website.

 

[rdale]

Dang. Missed this on TV.
Just went & looked on YouTube. nothing but a couple clips there.
Guess I might have to try their website.

It's still there

Click the link in the first post.

 

[Marc R. O'Leary]

I would love to have a print of that super detailed hand drawn analysis of the full super outbreak. Being a weather geek who went to design school, I'm in awe of that detail and skill in both the art and the science.

 

[Andy Wehrle]

For some reason when I attempted to record this on my Spectrum box off my local PBS station, what was recorded was a documentary about the 4/27/11 outbreak that I'd already seen, despite the program guide info being correct.

 

[Jeff House]

If all else fails one might find it on the PBS app for whatever streaming device you have. PBS app is free. Enter your local area so it can match you with your local PBS station. Ready to roll!

 

[James K]

Finding it on their website was as @rdale suggested, click the link in the 1st post, from there is a link for the full video. that part was simple

Getting it to work, not so simple...took trying 3 different browsers & figuring out what to allow in the extra security I have.

 

[Simon Andersen]

For international viewers, the documentary is now on YouTube: