Whirlwind Vortex Tornado Water Nature Storm Cyclone Illustration Premium Photo Whirlwind Wonders weather Northern Reflections: Reaping The Whirlwind Whirlwind In The Clouds Stock Photo Download Image Now Cumulonimbus. 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.