Mother Nature didn't just visit Jarrell—she erased it from the map.
Documentary of the Jarrell, Texas F5 tornado that killed 27 people and obliterated the Double Creek estates on May 27, 1997.
Direction
Justin lets survivors speak without exploitation—rare restraint in disaster docs.
Sound
That tornado audio will live in your nervous system rent-free.
Editing
Home footage versus aftermath cuts that feel like a gut punch.
Director
Nick Justin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Hootkins, the narrator, played Porkins in Star Wars—the ultimate 'guy who dies in a disaster' full circle moment.
The Jarrell tornado helped push NOAA to overhaul warning systems; this doc was used in emergency management training for years.
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