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From May 3 to May 11, 2003, a prolonged and destructive series of tornado outbreaks affected much of the Great Plains and Eastern United States. Most of the severe activity was concentrated between May 4 and May 10, which saw more tornadoes than any other week-long span in recorded history; 335 tornadoes occurred during this period, concentrated in the Ozarks and central Mississippi River Valley.
The Bank One tower shows damage the day after a tornado hit Fort Worth on March 28, 2000. Years later, the restored building would become The Tower condominiums.
Law enforcement reported a brief tornado. No damage occurred. [53] F0 Joplin: Jasper: MO: May 4: 23:30 0.2 mi (0.32 km) 20 yd (18 m) A brief tornado downed trees near the Joplin Regional Airport. [54] F3 S of Ritchey to Pierce City to Battlefield
One woman was injured in a mobile home as it was lifted into the air and then smashed into the ground. Additional weak tornadoes and wind damage occurred in Vermont. The most powerful tornado of the day was an F3 tornado that struck near the town of Elysburg, Pennsylvania, where a farm was completely leveled. Another home was extensively ...
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Our damage survey team found evidence of a brief, EF-0 tornado in Frisco, around UNT Frisco, with last night's storm. Maximum winds were 85 mph, the total path was less than a quarter mile, and ...
[23] [2] Across Fort Worth, 212 homes were damaged, of which 28 were destroyed. Although the tornado dissipated just east of downtown Fort Worth, the parent supercell thunderstorm continued to cause damage, albeit minor and sporadic, to roofs, trees, fences, and billboards roughly 3 mi (4.8 km) near Interstate 30 and Brentwood Stair Road. [2]
However, if a high-rise building were to be in the midst of a tornado, it would likely sustain severe window damage. When a F3 tornado hit the Bank One Tower in Fort Worth in 2000, 80% of the 35 ...