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Activities

Tornado Alley 3-D Film

tornado alley 3D

Now Showing!

Daily shows at 15 and 45 past the hour starting at 10:45 a.m.
Weekdays: last show at 1:15 p.m.
Weekends: last show is at 4:15 p.m.
$3 per person

Join Storm Chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding science adventure. Armed with a 70mm camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, and an arsenal of the most advanced weather measurement instruments ever created, the stars of Tornado Alley take audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornado’s destructive power at point blank range. Experience the adrenaline and the science of nature’s most dramatic phenomena!

In anticipation of Tornado Alley, learn about how storms are formed and move over Earth's ladmasses. From whirling tornados to hurricanes and more, see it on Science On a Sphere.

 

Watch the Tornado Alley trailer:

 

See Tornado Alley images:

Tornado Alley Inside a VORTEX2 research vehicle tornado alley intercept vehicle tornado alley storm in kansas tornado alley tornado touches down tornado alley VORTEX2 researchers lining up on road tornado alley windmill with cloudy sky

NSF: National Science Foundation logoMajor Funding Provided by the National Science Foundation

*Some exceptions due to other events scheduled in the theater space. See the daily schedule at Visitor Services or call 510-642-5132.