Aerial view of the tornado damage in downtown Fort Worth (NWS Fort Worth) The Fort Worth Tornado tornado occurred on March 28, 2000, moving eastward through the downtown area of Fort Worth, Texas (USA). Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 298. ...
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The tornado passed through the west side of Fort Worth at about 6:18 p.m. It tore a 4-mile (5-km) path through the city blowing out windows in many of the high-rises downtown, and destroyed one office building and a church. The tornado dissipated around 6:28 p.m., and at its worst, was approximately one-quarter mile (0.4 km), and caused damage equal to F3 on the Fujita scale. Two people were killed by the tornado and 80 were injured, but only six seriously. The heavy rain and hail that followed the tornado damaged many interior areas which were exposed by the tornado's winds. Also, a man was killed by softball-size hail in Lake Worth, Texas, and two people were killed in their car by a flash flood. “Miles†redirects here. ...
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Lake Worth is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. ...
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The storm spawned another tornado which moved across Arlington and Grand Prairie. This second tornado did damage along a mile-wide residential area leaving over 80 people homeless. The overall storm caused Tarrant County about $500 million dollars in damage. This was also a F3 Tornado. Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. ...
Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County (USA), with a significant overlap into Tarrant County, and a minor overlap into Ellis County. ...
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A KXAS outdoor camera in downtown Fort Worth was broadcasting during its 6 p.m. weather segment and broadcast parts of the tornado over live TV. KXAS-TV (NBC 5) is a flagship NBC owned and operated station based in Fort Worth. ...
This is not the first time the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex has been hit by a tornado. Another notable tornado hit Dallas on April 2, 1957. That tornado was among the most photographed tornadoes of the 20th century. It killed 10 people. The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. ...
Tornado Table
Confirmed
Total | Confirmed
F0 | Confirmed
F1 | Confirmed
F2 | Confirmed
F3 | Confirmed
F4 | Confirmed
F5 | | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Confirmed tornadoes
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Parent article: List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. ...
// This article is a list of tornadoes that have impacted the central business district (downtown) of a large city. ...
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External links | F# | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage | | Texas | | F0 | St. Jo area | Montague | 2324 | 0.1 miles
(0.16 km) | A mobile home was damaged | | F3 | Fort Worth area | Tarrant | 0018 | 4 miles
(6.4 km) | 2 deaths West of downtown Fort Worth, seven buidlings collapsed. In the dowtown area, eight buildings were destroyed, 27 sustained major damage, and 15 sustained minor damage. This included 17 skyscrapers that were heavily damaged. In total, 15 buidlings were destroyed and 62 damaged. 93 homes were destroyed, 203 sustained major damage, and 810 sustained minor damage. Daamges were at $450 million damage, inflated to $560.1 million. It is the tenth costliest U.S. tornado. Two people died and 80 were injured, 6 seriously. | | F0 | NW of Gainesville | Cooke | 0020 | 0.1 miles
(0.16 km) | Brief touchdown with no damage | | F0 | N of Itasca | Hill | 0020 | 0.1 miles
(0.16 km) | Brief touchdown with no damage | | F3 | Arlington/Grand Prairie area | Tarrant, Dallas | 0105 | 8 miles
(12.8 km) | In Arlington: $27 million damage occured. The worst damage was at the municipal airport. The Bell Helicopter Textron was damaged as were many helicopters and hangars. A security guard was injured. Northeast of the airport, two subdivisions sustained up to F2 damage. The Health and Human Services Center suffered extensive damage and the Texas Department of Health was destroyed. The Lear Co. and a post office were also damaged. In the city, 6 homes were destroyed, 183 sustained major damage, 185 sustained minor damage, and 704 were affected. 33 businesses and buildings were damaged or destroyed. Over 200 trees were lost. In Grand Prairie: $4,180,000 damage occured. 296 homes, 256 apartments, and 2 commercial complexes were damaged. This included 61 homes in the Mirabella Neighborhood. The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. ...
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Montague County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 298. ...
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Gainesville is a city in Cooke County, Texas, United States. ...
Cooke County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
Itasca (pronounced eye-tas-kuh) is a city located in Hill County, Texas. ...
Hill County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. ...
Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County (USA), with a significant overlap into Tarrant County, and a minor overlap into Ellis County. ...
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ...
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Inflations put damage at 38,808,000 (2008 dollars).
| | F0 | Leon Valley/NW San Antonio area | Bexar | 0111 | 0.1 miles
(0.16 km) | Brief touchdown with no damage | | F0 | S of Lancaster | Dallas | 0155 | 0.1 miles
(0.16 km) | Brief touchdown with no damage | | F0 | N of Roane | Navarro | 0155 | 0.1 miles
(0.16 km) | Brief touchdown with no damage | | F1 | S of Bazette | Navarro | 0215 | 3 miles
(4.8 km) | Three mobile homes and five barns were destroyed while two homes sustained roof damage. | | F0 | Trinidad | Henderson | 0230 | 0.5 miles
(0.8 km) | Minor damage to a few homes | | Source: [1]Tornado History Project - March 28, 2000 Storm Data] Leon Valley is a city located in Bexar County, Texas. ...
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Bexar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ...
Lancaster is a city located in Dallas County, Texas. ...
Dallas County is a county located in the state of Texas within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred to as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex). ...
Navarro Mills Lake and Dam in Navarro County, Texas Navarro County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ...
Navarro Mills Lake and Dam in Navarro County, Texas Navarro County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ...
Trinidad is a city located in Henderson County, Texas. ...
Henderson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
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