Whirlwind on White Background, Illustration. Weather Phenomenon Stock Premium Photo Atmospheric Whirlwind Seen from Orbit Pinball Fx Epic at Bobby Mosca blog Towering whirlwind spins across field as witnesses look on in amazement. Whirlwind is the story of three weeks in Tehran in February 1979: three weeks of fanaticism, passion, self sacrifice and heartbreak. Caught between the revolutionaries and the forces of international intrigue is a team of professional pilots. They are ordered to flee to safety with their helicopters. Two of them, both Europeans, have Iranian wives whom they love beyond safety and politics.