2020 has been one of the stormiest years on record. Over 400 tornadoes hit the U.S. in just the first

three months of this year, which has never happened before. And these have been some pretty

serious storms. Close to 70 people have been killed in tornadoes this year, which is already

three times more than all of 2022. And the killed in tornadoes this year, which is already three times more than all of

2022. And the main reason tornadoes keep having this kind of impact is because scientists just

don't know how to predict when and where they'll actually touch down. We talked about this

tornado problem in an episode a while back, and because we're still right in the middle of tornado season, we wanted to share it with you again.

It's all about exactly how tornadoes form, why we're still struggling to predict them, and why one of the best ways to get better at this might be to go storm chasing.

Tornadoes, they're just, like, kind of metal.

Like, they just, they're loud, they're destructive.

There's no moving a tornado.

It's the force that you have to deal with.

You know, like, when you're in a concert and it's just, like, way too loud.

Like, that's the image I have of a tornado.

They're like they're there to punch you in the gut and then they run away. I guess we should intro ourselves real quick. I'm Noam Hassanfeld. You're Brian Resnick. This is unexplainable.

Yeah. And you've been reporting on tornadoes. What is the big unexplainable about tornadoes? We just don't know when they're going to show up. Tornadoes, they are awesome if you get to watch them from afar. Right. When they come for you, it's horrifying and quite deadly. And they don't come with a lot of warning. Okay.

So recently I talked to this guy. He lives in East Nashville, Tennessee. His name's Moe O'Dwani. It was March 3rd. It was actually my mom's birthday. I don't always remember it. It's midnight, and he wakes up. The night before we haven't really heard anything about, like, really strong fever weather, just the normal typical Tennessee weather. And his phone is going crazy.

Wow. like really strong to your weather, just a normal, typical Tennessee weather. And his phone is going crazy.

When I woke up, it was freak me out.

I was like, what is that? But it was loud enough that I woke up.

He looks down at it and it says, oh, there's a tornado warning.

You should seek shelter.

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