tornadoes

For “Twisters,” that was the special effects that made the tornadoes look realistic.

Taking his cue from director Lee Isaac Chung, Snow and his Industrial Light & Magic team ditched over-the-top fantasy to make the tornadoes of Oklahoma look as real as possible.

Agency officials said they can meet immediate needs but, after back-to-back hurricanes in a year of tornadoes, wildfires and flooding, they might need to ask Congress for more funding sooner than expected.

At least 16 people were dead, killed by tornadoes, falling trees, downed power lines, wrecked vehicles or medical emergencies after Milton lashed the state with powerful wind and rain.

Throughout the entire state, Fitch Ratings estimates that the total losses will add up to between $30 billion and $50 billion from the combined assaults of the rain, tornadoes and wind.