Baltimore-Style Sharknado: 260,000 Gallons of Water, 20 Sharks, How Much Beer?

By Sonia Su

If you weren't among the 1.4 million viewers watching (and tweeting 5,000 times per minute) during last week's airing of Syfy's "Sharknado," you're in luck.

Not only is it airing again Thursday at 7 p.m., but the made-for-television disaster film starring Tara Reid and Ian Ziering—about sharks sucked out of the ocean by a tornado and wreaking havoc in Los Angeles—may have a follow up, according to Mashable.

Screenwriter Thunder Levin told Mashable that a sequel is a possibility, although nothing is under way yet.

"It was like going to see Snakes on a Plane opening night in the theater," Levin told the site. "Twitter users were yelling at the screen, shouting out lines and throwing virtual popcorn. It was great fun. We can do that now with hundreds of thousands of other people all around the world simultaneously."

And, that includes Baltimore, which is no stranger to sharks.

In addition to "sleeping with the sharks" at the National Aquarium, locals can check out the aquarium's new $12.5-million, 260,000-gallon tank with the Blacktip Reef exhibit that opened last week. Museum officials hope to have 20 blacktip reef sharks by early August, according to Travel + Leisure.

Marylanders can also actually see a shark flying skyward, just like in Sharknado (but perhaps more realistic).

Chompie, a 446-foot-long blow-up shark comes out during Shark Week at Discovery Headquarters in Silver Spring, according to Silver Spring Patch. This year, Shark Week kicks off on Sunday, Aug. 4.

In real shark news, scientists this season are reporting a surge in the Great White shark population along the Eastern Seaboard, according to CBS News. Luckily, officials told the Baltimore Sun that there haven't been any shark attacks in the waters off Ocean City yet.

Have you seen Baltimore-area businesses taking advantage of the #Sharknado craze?

Baltimore photographer Daniel Putz may be on to something.

"#sharknado beer — Drinking a Tell Tale Heart(y) Ale by Baltimore-Washington Beer Works — http://untp.it/12kK8qQ," Putz tweeted.

Watch the official Asylum trailer of "Sharknado" above.

TELL US: Will you be watching "Sharknado" Thursday?