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TORNADOES STRIKE TEXAS
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for
Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
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TORNADO ALLEY MAP
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As many as a dozen tornadoes touched down in the Dallas-Fort
Worth, Texas area while hundreds of thousands watched the life and death drama unfold
on live television.
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Several hundred homes were
destroyed, some within seconds, and 13,000 homes were left without power as a result of wind, rain, and
hail, but, incredibly, NO DEATHS AND RELATIVELY FEW INJURIES
were reported.
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POWERFUL TORNADOES TOUCH DOWN IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
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ONE OF THE FUNNEL CLOUDS
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30 TON TRACTOR TRAILER TOSSED IN THE AIR
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30 TON TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED ON INTERSTATE 20
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EXAMPLE OF THE DESTRUCTIVE POWER OF THE WIND
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SEARCH AND RESCUE BEGINS
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All incoming and outgoing flights were cancelled; stranded
passengers were sheltered temporarily at the airport.
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REMEMBERING 2008
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SYSTEM SPAWNS TORNADOES IN TEXAS:APRIL 24, 2008
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SUPERCELL
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FUNNEL
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SYSTEM IMPACTS WEST AND NORTH TEXAS•WORST DAMAGE NEAR FT WORTH, TX WITH LOSSES ESTIMATED AT $35 MILLION
•WINDS REACH 70 MILES PER HOUR
•HEAVY RAIN FALL CAUSES POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR FLOODING
•BASEBALL-SIZED HAIL
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WIND DAMAGE