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Twisters Talk with Local Meteorologists
July 26, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center has recruited two of Pittsburgh’s favorite local media personalities—and foremost weather experts—to help enhance guests’ enjoyment of Twisters.
WPXI’s Scott Harbaugh and KDKA’s Ron Smiley will be at the Theater on Friday, July 26, at 7 p.m. for a special conversation tied to Twisters. Our guests are welcome to stick around after the Theater’s 4:30 p.m. Twisters showing or head over before the 7:30 p.m. screening to catch this free program headlined by two of this region’s most accomplished meteorologists. Patrons who have already seen Twisters are also welcome to attend this exclusive event.
Harbaugh and Smiley will chat for 20-25 minutes about the art of meteorology, why the Pittsburgh area has seen so many tornadoes already this summer, and what the original 1996 Twister got right (and wrong) about one of nature’s most fascinating and destructive weather phenomena.
“Twister was out right when I was in college,” says Smiley. “It wasn’t like anything we had ever seen before. On top of that, the science was accurate! I think that’s what lots of us really appreciate.”
Both he and Harbaugh can’t wait to see what Hollywood came up with for Twisters, which is already garnering strong early reviews. Entertainment Weekly recently declared that Twisters “is just about as good as a summer movie gets.”
“I think the movie looks amazing!” says Harbaugh. “The technology in it looks phenomenal. It’s the kind of movie where you’re not going to be able to sit back the entire time.”
Both Harbaugh and Smiley are excited about this rare in-person opportunity to connect with their loyal viewers—and reconnect with each other.
“Scott and myself, we really get along,” Smiley says. “It’s going to be fun hanging with him, talking science, weather and some of the challenges we go through forecasting in Western Pennsylvania.”
Adds Harbaugh: “Any time I get to hang out with someone in town who does the same thing as me, it’s always a good time. I’m looking forward to hanging out with Ron and catching up. It’s nice to do something face to face for once!”
