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Category 6: Day of Destruction

Action & Adventure

Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.

Nov 14, 20041 seasons2 episodesEndedEN

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Thomas Gibson

Mitch Benson

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Nancy McKeon

Amy Harkin

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Chandra West

Rebecca Kerns

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Randy Quaid

Tornado Tommy Dixon

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Dianne Wiest

Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy

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Brian Dennehy

Andy Goodman

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Nancy Anne Sakovich

Jane Benson

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Brian Markinson

Chris Haywood

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Seasons

Miniseries

2 episodes

Premiered Nov 14, 2004

Episodes

1–2 of 2

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Ep 1

Part 1

Nov 14, 2004

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.

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Ep 2

Part 2

Nov 17, 2004

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.