Complex sentence: The plot is a dramatized view of research projects like VORTEX of the NOAA and the device, called "Dorothy", is copied from TOTO used in the 1980s by NSSL.
Split into simpler sentences: The plot is a dramatized view of research projects like VORTEX of the NOAA. The device used in the movie, called "Dorothy", is copied from the real-life TOTO, used in the 1980s by NSSL.