Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Tornado! is the updated 1967 version to the United States Weather Bureau film of the same name that originally was released in 1957. It was mainly distributed to civil defense and high schools in the era it was released prior to the change to National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of which was updated in later versions from 1970. Here the organization is still referred to as the Environmental Science Services Administration off the top.
Click here for the 1970 version of essentially the same film: youtube.com/watch?v=ZDn5G5ZTbR4
The restored original black and white 1957 film can be viewed here: youtube.com/watch?v=t0LgQoO9s7o
The "bad advice" to open windows to equalize air pressure was still widely believed to be effective at the time. It was later agreed to be a waste of time, as a tornado will "open" the windows for you.
This copy was pulled from Tornado Video Classics Volume 2. I've uploaded this version to compliment the recently re-uploaded 1957 Dallas, Texas tornado films, some of which were used in the opening sequence of the film. The color damage film at the end was primarily shot in and around Crystal Lake, Illinois on April 11, 1965.
Tornado! is the updated 1967 version to the United States Weather Bureau film of the same name that originally was released in 1957. It was mainly distributed to civil defense and high schools in the era it was released prior to the change to National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of which was updated in later versions from 1970. Here the organization is still referred to as the Environmental Science Services Administration off the top.
Click here for the 1970 version of essentially the same film: youtube.com/watch?v=ZDn5G5ZTbR4
The restored original black and white 1957 film can be viewed here: youtube.com/watch?v=t0LgQoO9s7o
The "bad advice" to open windows to equalize air pressure was still widely believed to be effective at the time. It was later agreed to be a waste of time, as a tornado will "open" the windows for you.
This copy was pulled from Tornado Video Classics Volume 2. I've uploaded this version to compliment the recently re-uploaded 1957 Dallas, Texas tornado films, some of which were used in the opening sequence of the film. The color damage film at the end was primarily shot in and around Crystal Lake, Illinois on April 11, 1965.
![Tornado Alley [1997] The History Channel, Documentary](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dX4p5ATd6UA/mqdefault.jpg "Tornado Alley [1997] The History Channel, Documentary
Tornado Alley [1997] Part of the Wrath of God documentary series, this production features several historical United States tornado events that transpired in the 19th and 20th centuries with stories primarily focused around the March 18, 1925 tri-state tornado in southern Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Eyewitnesses and survivors recount that event in original interviews in one of the last broadcast productions to present such original stories. At times the program takes visual liberties with stock tornado video and photos that are completely unrelated to actual events, incorporated for dramatic effect. Produced by Towers Productions for The History Channel, Tornado Alley aired during the peak of a tornado program boom for cable and television networks in the later part of the 1990s and was eventually marketed by A&E Home Video. This is remastered from an original production videotape and presented in high definition.
Additional information on the March 18, 1925 tri-state tornado: https://www.weather.gov/pah/1925Tornado_ss
Video © 1996, 1997 Towers Productions, The History Channel, All Rights Reserved.")
