This movie was inspired by the HAARP conspiracy theory, the theory revolves around the US government manipulating the weather.
Final screen appearance of James MacArthur, the adopted son of Helen Hayes. MacArthur had an acting career extending back to the 1950s, and was best known for playing Danny "Danno" Williams on the original "Hawaii Five-O."
Released in Indonesia under the title of "Twister 2: Revenge of the Twister". The distributor wanted to capitalise on the popularity of Jan De Bont's "Twister" (1996)
Although not a official sequel, the Japanese company treats this as a sequel to the 1996 film, Night of the Twisters.