Wakita, Oklahoma is a
small town that sits along the Kansas/Oklahoma border in north central
Oklahoma with a population of about 344 people. The town was put on the map
when in 1996 the movie Twister hit theaters.
In the movie, Wakita was the town where Aunt Meg lived and was later destroyed by an F4 tornado. Several scenes in the movie were shot in and around Wakita, most notable was when the town was hit by the tornado and Aunt Meg had to be rescued from her house. To film the shots in Wakita, the production crew were given permission to demolish several buildings in the town to use as debris.
In 2003, on a day I found myself sitting at home being bored, I grabbed my camera and decided to drive to Wakita to check out the Twister Museum and the town itself. After a couple of hours of driving, I made my way into Wakita where I was greeted by their Welcome sign, which isn't the sign you see in the movie.
In the movie, Wakita was the town where Aunt Meg lived and was later destroyed by an F4 tornado. Several scenes in the movie were shot in and around Wakita, most notable was when the town was hit by the tornado and Aunt Meg had to be rescued from her house. To film the shots in Wakita, the production crew were given permission to demolish several buildings in the town to use as debris.
In 2003, on a day I found myself sitting at home being bored, I grabbed my camera and decided to drive to Wakita to check out the Twister Museum and the town itself. After a couple of hours of driving, I made my way into Wakita where I was greeted by their Welcome sign, which isn't the sign you see in the movie.
The town was pretty much what I had expected, a small and quite town with very few businesses. Most of the businesses that did exist were closed, and very little traffic on the main street.
And there it was, the Twister Museum.
The museum has quite a bit of items that were either used in the movie, or was part of the production. One of the items that was donated to them was one of the Dorothy's that was used in the movie.
They were also given one of the sensors that sat inside of Dorothy.
Some other pictures taken at the Twister Museum.
At the corner of the property is a plague which reads "Twister movie filmed June 1995 on Elm Street. Location of Aunt Meg's on the west side."
My time in Wakita was coming to an end, I got to talk to a few people hearing their stories about when Twister was filmed there and got to see some cool things. But, before I left there was one more picture to take; the water tower which can be seen in the movie.
As much as I enjoyed the experience and getting to visit Wakita, I was ready for home and it was time to make that long drive.
