Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.
S1E1 · 2004-11-14 · 87m
In part 1 of this two-part TV miniseries, weather anomalies throughout the US signal the gathering forces that will converge on Chicago to create a catastrophic series of tornadoes. Meanwhile, excessive heat in the Chicago area puts pressure on the relationship between a regional electric utility and their biggest electric supplier, and a reporter tries to get a whistle-blower to go on the record about weaknesses in the grid.
S1E2 · 2004-11-17 · 87m
In part 2, the finale of this TV miniseries, a well-intentioned hacker brings down the entire power grid of Chicago just as three major storm systems are converging on the city, making it impossible to send out emergency alerts. Midwest Power struggles to bring the grid back on online, news services cooperate with the National Weather Administration to get the word out to an oblivious city population, and a whistleblower turned hacker must try to reverse the damage he unwittingly caused.
Thomas Gibson
Mitch Benson
Nancy McKeon
Amy Harkin
Chandra West
Rebecca Kerns
Randy Quaid
Tornado Tommy Dixon
Dianne Wiest
Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy
Brian Dennehy
Andy Goodman
Nancy Anne Sakovich
Jane Benson
Brian Markinson
Chris Haywood