As tornadoes plow through Oklahoma recently, tonights Nova: Hunt for the Supertwister is especially intriguing. This is much more than just another "extreme weather" show, focusing on the efforts of two scientists at the University of Oklahoma to develop radically different approaches to forecasting twisters: one relies on "virtual tornados" created inside supercomputers, while the other involves hunting down real-life storms to collect data firsthand (the method that inspired the movie Twister). With jaw-dropping 3-D graphics generated by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, "Hunt for the Supertwister" features spectacular footage of these terrifying twisters and gives viewers a front-row seat to the risky and thrilling art of storm chasing...7pm
Face to Face with Ellen Robertson Green profiles the adventures of an Amarillo girl who has one foot in the panhandle and the other on Broadway. As she tours the nation with the musical "Phantom of the Opera", she brings us stories of the show from behind the scenes, her rise from Amarillo Little Theater to New York City, and some life lessons that have guided her along the Great White Way...not to be missed...8pm
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