Tornado Warning (TV 2002)

A scientist (Gerald McRaney) perfects a tornado-warning system and tries to convince residents of a nearby town that a deadly twister is approaching.

Director:

Tibor Takács

Writers:

Lisa Morton, Brett Thompson

Stars:

Gerald McRaney, Thea Gill, David Millbern

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerald McRaney	...	Dr. Jake Arledge
Thea Gill	...	Dee Mazur
David Millbern	...	Kirt Reid
Steve Braun	...	Mark Scott
Joan Van Ark	...	Mayor McAnders
Michael Zelniker	...	Steve
Blake Taylor	...	Ted
Rhiannon Benedict	...	Norma (as Valerie Wynne)
Pauline Broderick	...	Marie
Raimey Gallant	...	Sarah
Onalee Ames	...	Mrs. Whiteson
Robert Huculak	...	Mr. Whiteson
David Brown	...	Sheriff Miller (as Dave Brown)
Mariam Bernstein	...	Nancy Pat
Gordon Tanner	...	Stormchaser #1 (as Gord Tanner)

Storyline

A scientist (Gerald McRaney) perfects a tornado-warning system and tries to convince residents of a nearby town that a deadly twister is approaching.

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Taglines:

It's the storm of the century. Only one man knows where it will strike... and they won't believe him!

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Opération tornades

Filming Locations:

Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lester Beach Entertainment, Regent Entertainment, Shavick Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Smoke'n Bob's" Hot Dog cart, seen in one of the town scenes, is a dead giveaway for the Winnipeg shooting location. Also recognizable: the Garry Theatre.

User Reviews

Needed more realism

Made-for-TV movie TORNADO WARNING and its sister film produced for the same network and in the same year, ATOMIC TWISTER (2002), share identical special effects and cinematography. Both have one "stand out" female breast scene to help with youth marketing. Both contain stealth tornados that pop down in partly sunny skies and dissolve equally as quick.

Real tornados are born inside the rather specific storm cells produced by clashes of warm air masses and cold fronts. Severe thunder and lightning surround the funnel clouds whirling down from inside the DARK storm clouds.

These blue sky, lightning-free stealth twisters blowing down barns but unable to release drying laundry from a clothsline a few feet away (TORNADO WARNING) suffer from a lack of realism.