OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — After years of waiting, a classic ’90s film finally has a sequel. “Twisters” opened in theaters last night and is causing local storm chasers to reflect on how the art of storm chasing has changed over the years.

“I love the first one. I have the first one on DVD in my room right now,” said Zach Jennings, a storm chaser.

Jennings and one of his storm-chasing friends, Jordan Steitler, hope to see the new “Twister” movie soon and say a lot has changed since they started storm-chasing in the early 2000s.

“I watched some old videos of Wayne’s reporting back then. It’s crazy how much our Doppler radar has improved from then to now,” Jennings said.

Jennings says technology has dramatically changed the way weather enthusiasts chase storms. Now they have access to radar and the ability to go live. Jennings and Steitler livestreamed the Mount Vernon tornado, which they believe helped warn residents earlier.

“This is hugely important, I think, to the warning process because there’s no better warning than when you look at it and you can see what road it’s on and what area it’s in,” Jennings said.

While there is some truth in the film “Twisters,” Jennings says some of it is made up for Hollywood, but he still stresses the importance of taking warnings seriously.

“I don’t think there are many storm chasers who just drop their gear and drive through a field in a regular truck,” Jennings says.

It’s just a movie, but Jennings hopes it will inspire more weather-loving people to go storm chasing.

“I think it might encourage people to pursue it,” Jennings says.