Apr 11
Opelika-Auburn Film Arts Collective: Boxcar Opelika, AL
TicketsAmanda Curran
Meteorologist
Twisters— Alabama's Fifth Season
Program Description
First Alert 12 Meteorologist Amanda Curran will discuss "Alabama's 5th Season" and will show why severe weather is possible any time of the year and what specialized tools and science meteorologists use to predict the unpredictable—the same tools and science used featured in the film.
Film Synopsis
A retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies.
Haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado, Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) gets lured back to the open plains by her friend Javi (Anthony Ramos) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. She soon crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), a charming but reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures. As storm season intensifies, Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves in a fight for their lives as multiple systems converge over central Oklahoma.
Photo credit: Universal Pictures
About the Speaker
Amanda Curran joined WSFA 12 News in July 2014 as a Meteorologist. Before moving to the Heart of Dixie, Amanda grew up in New Hampshire and spent four years in Vermont; there she graduated with her bachelor's degree in Atmospheric Sciences and her associate's degree in Television Studies from Northern Vermont University, formerly known as Lyndon State College.
In her decade-long career as a broadcast meteorologist, Amanda has had plenty of opportunity to cover it all! From snowstorms in the south to multiple rounds of severe weather (sometimes all within a couple of weeks), Alabama weather has continued to keep Amanda on her toes. Her work on air and in the field has been recognized by the Alabama Broadcaster's Association and Associated Press, along with the Southeast Regional Emmys and Edward R. Murrow organizations.