 Many of the news reports spread throughout the movie are actual  weathermen from Oklahoma news stations, including Gary England,  chief meteorologist at KWTV in Oklahoma City, and Rick Mitchell,  chief meteorologist at KOCO in Oklahoma City. The "1969" footage of  Gary England giving the televised tornado warning to Jos family is  actual archived footage of him issuing a tornado warning; however,  Gary England did not join KWTV until 1972.