ok and so the fx be not high budget . but this story be base on actual event . not something thrown together to make a couple of rich actor and even rich . a most movie that be base on book and there be somethings that just do not fit . only a couple of people have state that this movie be base on real event and not a knock off a most people believe it be . this movie be in no way relate too twister . other than both movie be about tornado . for those of you who have problem with the science of the tornado and storm in the movie and there be a couple of thing you need to remember . the actual night of the twister be june 3 and 1980. so this movie be release 16 year after the actual event . try think how far storm research have advance in that time . it happen in a large town while grand island and nebraska be the third large city in the state . even though the movie call the town something else and and say it a small town . for the real story check out represent http represent or or www . gitwisters . com or .