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3-April-2012

Tornadoes cause massive damage across

Dallas-Fort Worth
By The Dallas Local | Local Dallas 25 mins ago
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By Jason Sickles, Yahoo! Dallas Editor

Massive twin twisters have touched down near Dallas and Fort Worth this afternoon, crushing
homes and sending thousands of North Texans scrambling to take cover.

Reports of injuries were not immediately known, but the National Weather Service declared the
Dallas-Fort Worth metro area to be under a "tornado emergency." Warnings for most counties are
still active.
Sirens were going off in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth. Schools across the area were
huddling children in hallways. Passengers at DFW International Airport were being rushed to
safe areas at 1:50 p.m. CT.
"This is as serious of a tornado we've seen in years," said CBS 11 meteorologist Larry Mowry.
Television news helicopters broadcast images of the twisters. Spotters on the ground estimated
the tornadoes to be 1/2-mile wide. The first tornado, first spotted about 20 miles south of Fort
Worth, was believed to be on the ground for 30 minutes.
That twister was captured on video near Arlington. KXAS (NBC 5) published the raw video.
Storm spotters were reporting widespread major damage of homes and other buildings in
communities south of Fort Worth.
"Oh man," a spotter surveying damage told CBS 11. "People are running frantically trying to see
if people are ok."

Multiple tornadoes cause massive damage

across Dallas, Fort Worth and North Texas
By The Dallas Local | Local Dallas 1 hr 52 mins ago

(Updated at 4:15 p.m. CT)

By Jason Sickles, Yahoo! Dallas Editor
Multiple tornadoes rumbled across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area Tuesday afternoon, leveling
homes, crushing cars and sending thousands of North Texans scrambling to take cover.
By 4 p.m., the most severe line of storms were in suburban neighborhoods northeast of Dallas.
In Forney, 22 miles east of Dallas, officials were investigating a report of an elementary school
and residential area being struck by a twister.

"Oh no! Oh no!" a storm spotter watching the Forney tornado told CBS 11 during a live
broadcast. "Oh my goodness. I can see the homes just being torn apart."
Minutes later, the storm spotter reported that no children were in the school at the time but that
nearby homes were flattened.
Minor injuries were reported across North Texas throughout the afternoon, but an exact number
is not yet known. At one point, the National Weather Service declared Dallas-Fort Worth
counties to be under a "tornado emergency."
At the height of the storms, sirens blared in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth, schools huddled
children in hallways and passengers at DFW International Airport were rushed to safe areas.
"This is as serious of a tornado we've seen in years," said CBS 11 meteorologist Larry Mowry.

Aftermath photos showed images of numerous tractor-trailer trucks toppled like toy cars.
Television news helicopters broadcast images of a couple of the twisters. Spotters on the ground
estimated one of the tornadoes to be 1/2-mile wide. The first tornado, first spotted about 20 miles
south of Fort Worth, was believed to be on the ground for 30 minutes.
That twister was captured on video near Arlington. KXAS (NBC 5) published the raw video.
They mayor of Arlington has declared that city to be a local disaster.
Storm spotters relayed widespread major damage of homes and other buildings in several
communities south and east of Fort Worth.
"Oh man!" a spotter surveying damage told CBS 11. "People are running frantically trying to see
if people are ok."
Officials said roofs were blown off homes in south Arlington and Kennedale, about 20 southwest
of DFW Airport. Some homeowners were said to be scouring damaged neighborhoods for
missing pets.
The American Red Cross was dispatched to the hardest hit areas and were seeking volunteers.