The novel was inspired by the 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak which in turn was adapted for the film.
Although the film is set in Dannebrog, Nebraska, it was actually filmed in Kleinburg and Schomberg, Ontario, Canada.
Dan Hatch (Devon Sawa) says "just because you know the future, doesn't mean you can change it." Devon Sawa starred in Final Destination (2000) about a boy who has a premonition about a plane crash, then cheats death.
During the movie, Devon Sawa talks about how his dad is disappointed that he isn't his little quarterback. In the movie Little Giants, Devon Sawa plays a quarterback.
The first film to be produced by PorchLight Entertainment.