The American Meteorological Society (AMS) held the "Symposium on The Mystery of Severe Storms: A Tribute to the Work of T. Theodore Fujita" during its 80th Annual Meeting in January 2000 and also published a special issue of its flagship journal, the "Bulletin" in January 2001. After Fujita died, "Storm Track" magazine released a special November 1998 issue, "A Tribute To Dr. Ted Fujita" and "Weatherwise" published "Mr. Tornado: The life and career of Ted Fujita" as an article in its May/June 1999 issue. He was the subject of "Mr. Tornado", a documentary film that originally aired on "American Experience" on May 19, 2020.