Mr. Tornado
Mr. Tornado

Mr. Tornado

One Man's Pursuit to Understand the Deadliest Storms

7.0(1 votes)
2020
0h 54m
Documentary

Meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita spent ten months studying The Super Outbreak of 1974, which was the most intense tornado outbreak on record. Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of the man whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.

Production

PBS American Experience, Rossi Films, American Experience Films

Cast

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Narrator (voice)

Ted Fujita

Ted Fujita

Self (archive footage)

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