Tyler Owens (Twister)

Tyler Owens is a renowned YouTube storm chaser known as the “Tornado Wrangler.” He once worked as a rodeo cowboy but later became a meteorologist. In the film’s present, Tyler and his team work alongside Kate and Javi in Oklahoma, where they face severe tornadoes.

Tyler first appears at a wind farm where he and his crew, including Boone, Lily, Dexter, and Dani. They chase after the tornado and film the whole thing. He and his team even shoot off fireworks into the tornado.

When helping with local rescue efforts in a town that was affected, Tyler implies to Kate to look more into the company she's supporting, implying that their investors are up to no good.

Later, Tyler invites Kate to a rodeo, where he reveals he once worked as a rodeo cowboy before becoming a meteorologist. She tells him that she grew up on a farm in Oklahoma and they start to bond about their passions. During a subsequent tornado, Tyler and Kate take shelter in an empty pool after helping locals get to safety. While some die, they survive.

Tyler later follows Kate to her home in Sapulpe, Oklahoma, where he meets her mother and stays the night. He learns about her previous experiment and helps her work on it to see if it can actually work. They test it on a nearby tornado but it's unsuccessful so they adjust their plan to try again.