Storm chasers in the midwest are using their GPS locations to honor actor Bill Paxton — a star of Titanic, Aliens, Twister, and Big Love — who died on Saturday at the age of 61.
Storm spotters are creating a 'BP' right now, in honor of actor (and star of "Twister") Bill Paxton. Paxton died to… https://t.co/CYTSQC3EVB
Paxton costarred with Helen Hunt in the 1996 movie Twister — which is about a team of storm chasers researching tornados by placing measurement devices directly in the path of tornadoes.
Storm spotters in the mid-west are organising their GPS locations in memory of Bill Paxton 🙌🏻
The movie, which was the second-highest-grossing film that year, put storm-chasers in the spotlight.
#BillPaxton Thanks for inspiring #StormChasers Say hello to our friends Tim, Carl, Paul, & Andy #chase the #dryline… https://t.co/46ixmz3Px8
And had everyone feeling sorry for this cow.
Probably one of the most famous scenes in #twister #billpaxtontribute
It also inspired a generation of people to take an interest in meteorology, like Jesse Hawila, a meteorologist for a Dallas, Texas TV station.
A big reason I became obsessed with meteorology as a kid was the movie Twister. I would watch you every day after s… https://t.co/hVmm7amWZG
"From weather geeks everywhere... thanks for the #Twister memories. RIP Bill Paxton," tweeted Chris Bailey of the Kentucky Weather Center.
From weather geeks everywhere... thanks for the #Twister memories. RIP Bill Paxton.