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	Fort Worth Tornado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fort Worth Tornado is a tornado that occurred on March 28, 2000 moving across the downtown area of Fort Worth, Texas (USA).
		The tornado was approximately one-quarter of a mile (0.4 km) wide and F3 on the Fujita scale.
		A KXAS camera in downtown Fort Worth was broadcasting during the 6 p.m.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Worth_Tornado (288 words)

	CNN.com - Fort Worth surveys tornado damage, counts the cost - March 30, 2000
		FORT WORTH, Texas -- A massive cleanup operation was still under way in Fort Worth on Thursday after back-to-back tornadoes smashed through the downtown area and the city's suburbs, killing four people and causing an estimated $300 million in damage.
		Fort Worth Mayor Kenneth Barr said the city center would probably be closed for several more days as the cleanup efforts continue.
		The Fort Worth tornado was an F2, a category with winds of 113 to 157 mph.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/WEATHER/03/30/ft.worth.tornado.01 (886 words)

	ESRI Map Book Gallery Volume 17: Public Safety - Tornado Damage Risk Assessment Estimating the Impact of a Big Outbreak ...
		When a tornado devastated the suburbs of Oklahoma City in 1999, North Central Texas, less than 200 miles to the south and the most populated area in "tornado alley" took notice.
		This tornado is a solid example of the long-tracked violent class tornadoes that have occurred on multiple occasions throughout Texas and the Midwest.
		A study of a Fort Worth tornado strike in March 2002 revealed that this tornado was 135 times less powerful than the 1999 Oklahoma City tornado.
	www.esri.com /mapmuseum/mapbook_gallery/volume17/public1.html (384 words)

	Fort Worth Tornado
		Fort Worth skyline two days after the tornado, the skyscrapers near center suffered the most damage.
		Built in 1974 it was the tallest building in the Fort Worth Skyline until 1982, today the fifth tallest in the City.
		07/19/02: Fort Worth -More than two years after a tornado roared through downtown, sounding what appeared to be the death knell for the Bank One Tower, the fate of the 27-year-old Fort Worth icon still hangs in the balance...
	www.dallassky.com /fwtornado.htm (632 words)

	1996 Fort Smith Tornado
		The tornado was spawned by a supercell thunderstorm crossing southeastern Oklahoma.
		The tornado was on the ground for ten miles, reaching a maximum width of more than 0.5 mile between Fort Smith and Van Buren.
		In Fort Smith, the tornado has renewed efforts to revitalize the downtown area, develop riverfront property on the northwest side and provide hundreds of new homes on the north side to replace those destroyed by the tornado.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~jeda/FortSmithTornado.html (2501 words)

	Downtown Fort Worth Tornado
		If you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area you know there was a tornado that touched down in Downtown Fort Worth recently.
		Fort Worth is truly an amazing city and efforts like this only reassure it's cityzens of the wonderful place in which they live!
		If it is possible to say fortunately in reference to a tornado, then let me say that the people of Fort Worth were very fortunate that this disaster occurred around 6:00 pm on a weekday!
	www.coolcitiesusa.com /dfw/dfw1/about/arcult/fwafest/fwtorn.shtml (212 words)

	Fort Worth Tornado: A Year Later...
		The church steeple was sitting on the ground the day after the tornado destroyed the church.
		Somehow the Reata was able to reopen within a month of the tornado blasting its top floor location, but the rest of the building remained mired in problems.
		Meanwhile in Fort Worth the plywood skyscraper stands as a monument to the slow pace of Reconstruction in the South...
	www.durangotexas.com /eyesontexas/tornado/fwtornado.htm (790 words)

	FWCC - Chamberletter
		Today, Fort Worth's economy measures up as one of the strongest in Texas and the U.S. That's quite a turnaround from the early 1990s when reduction of defense spending and the closing of Carswell Air Force Base jeopardized the future of our local economy.
		Hicks, a Fort Worth native, is a TCU graduate in criminal justice.
		Currently pursuing an MBA at the University of Dallas, Hicks serves on the board of directors for Leadership Fort Worth and is a member of the Fort Worth Junior League.
	www.fortworthcoc.org /chamber_about/Chamberletter_2003_December.html (4159 words)

	usnewsfortworth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		FORT WORTH—Legend has it that the American Indians settled where the two forks of the Trinity River converged—and Fort Worth now stands—because they believed that tornadoes would not strike the river delta.
		For more than 150 years, Fort Worth (population: nearly 500,000) was the only major city in the United States that never had a fatal tornado.
		The National Weather Service had predicted 18 hours before the tornado touched down that Fort Worth was a target, but it was impossible to predict exactly where or when it would arrive.
	www.hprcc.unl.edu /nebraska/usnewsfortworth.html (412 words)

	Tornado in Fort Worth
		Fort Worth Mayor Kenneth Barr said at a news conference Wednesday that the downtown may have to remain off-limits to the public until the end of the weekend.
		Fort Worth Mayor Kenneth Barr said downtown will remain closed until officials are sure falling glass and other debris is cleaned from the tall buildings.
		Fort Worth Police Lt. David Burgess describes the path of the tornado as it hit downtown
	www.emergency-management.net /tornado_texas.htm (755 words)

	Latest Breaking Health News & Information: Applesforhealth.com
		The nightmare of emergency planners in tornado alley is a powerful twister hitting a metropolitan area like Dallas-Fort Worth during the afternoon rush hour as thousands of motorists are stranded in a traffic jam.
		An F-5 is the strongest tornado on the Fugita scale, with wind speeds exceeding 261 mph.
		The Fort Worth tornado struck downtown at 6:20 p.m.
	www.applesforhealth.com /HealthySurvival/spinta3.html (906 words)

	Tornado Rips Through Downtown Fort Worth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Two tornadoes, possibly three, struck Fort Worth Tuesday night, killing at least four people, shattering windows in downtown high-rise buildings, and wrecking a church on the west side of the city.
		Fire Chief Larry McMillan said two tornadoes hit the city shortly after dusk, one roaring through the northern part of the city and the second taking a more southerly direction through the downtown area.
		A witness who saw one of the tornadoes said it was three blocks wide as it tore through the west side of Fort Worth.
	www.newsmax.com /articles/?a=2000/3/29/61123 (458 words)

	Eberly's Fort Worth Tornado Page
		Pictures from Fort Worth after the 18:15 tornado on March 28, 2000.
		The central business district in downtown Fort Worth was closed Wednesday and officials were unsure when it will be reopened.
		Shards of glass clung to window frames, crumpled blinds waved in the wind and some cars were crumpled on top of each other as rescue workers began to assess the damage this morning after a tornado carved a path through downtown Fort Worth.
	www.jeberly.com /PhotosByJohnEberly/tornado2000.html (448 words)

	Four Red Cross Steps Help Kids Be Ready for Disasters
		Fort Worth Tornado Survivor: "The best thing I can do for my children is teach them how to prepare and react if we have another storm."
		Debbie Henrietta's was one of 1,500 families who lost homes or belongings, as well as their sense of security in the Dallas/Fort Worth tornadoes a year ago.
		Last Saturday, when a tornado damaged more than 100 homes just 8 miles from Henrietta's newly rebuilt neighborhood, the family huddled in their closet, with supplies at hand, until the weather reports gave the all-clear.
	www.redcross.org /press/disaster/ds_pr/010517kids.html (940 words)

	Fort Worth Tornado, March 28, 2000, 1820 hours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Fort Worth Tornado, March 28, 2000, 1820 hours
		It proceeded to downtown Fort Worth, causing a half billion dollars in damage to homes, churches, businesses, and skyscrapers.
		These pages are my account of the tornado and the damaged it caused.
	www.kenkuhl.com /tornado (90 words)

	Fort Worth Flyover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Worth Flyover is the name of a short IMAX film created for the Omni Theater at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, the first one commissioned by a specific museum.
		Designed to simulate flying over Fort Worth, Texas in a helicopter, the movie (and later, a 1992 update) is traditionally shown before each Omni Theater feature, in part to acclimatize new viewers to the IMAX format.
		Fort Worth Flyover II begins with a leisurely daytime view of the city, as well as a CareFlite air ambulance helicopter flying below.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Worth_Flyover (408 words)

	Collin's World: Around Downtown Fort Worth
		This view was taken from the "cultural district", an area of Fort Worth with several notable museums, including the Kimbell Art Museum and the Amon Carter Museum.
		Fort Worth (actually Texas and the South in general) is a prominently religious place.
		Fort Worth has long been known as the last stop along the famous Chisholm Trail.
	webpages.charter.net /cmmcculley/fort_worth/around_town.html (434 words)

	CNN.com - Weather - Tornado-ravaged downtown Fort Worth may not reopen until Monday - March 29, 2000
		FORT WORTH, Texas (CNN) -- Because broken glass from tornado-damaged tall buildings could suddenly come flying down, Mayor Kenneth Barr said downtown Fort Worth may have to remain off-limits to the public until the end of the weekend.
		One man was killed when he was hit by flying debris, and another victim was found dead in a collapsed building, according to Fort Worth Police Lt. David Burgess.
		After hitting downtown Fort Worth, the storm moved east into neighboring Arlington and Grand Prairie, where police said more than 80 people were left homeless.
	www.cnn.com /2000/WEATHER/03/29/ft.worth.tornado.03 (1235 words)

	USHMC Spring 2000: Regional Activity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Fort Worth tornado destroyed 93 homes and damaged 1,200 other homes and a number of businesses.
		In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, new home sales in the first quarter of 2000 were up by more than 11 percent from first-quarter 1999 volume.
		An expanding economy and reconstruction as a result of the tornadoes in May 1999 caused a record year for single-family home building permit activity in the Oklahoma City area.
	www.huduser.org /periodicals/ushmc/spring2000/southwst.html (1011 words)

	SATERN - Tornado in Ft. Worth TX
		Salvation Army disaster relief personnel continue to assist residents of Fort Worth and Arlington, Texas, in the massive job of recovering from last week's devastating tornado which demolished many homes.
		In addition, The Salvation Army is operating family assistance centers in Fort Worth and Arlington where residents may receive food, clothing and temporary housing.
		He further reported that the City of Fort Worth and the Red Cross have each set up one shelter.
	www.qso.com /satern411/ftworth.htm (453 words)

	The Fort Worth Tornado of May 27
		When the Fort Worth Tornado hit, I was at the time living in Bedford, Texas in the suburbs of the Midcities (between Fort Worth and Dallas).
		We knew that we were prone but not prone enough that it would happen...Much less go through the city of Fort Worth.
		The tornado thankfully didn't hit the Midcities, but my older brother who lived in Arlington, Texas, experience a tornado that hit one street over from his.
	members.tripod.com /txweathertx/fort_worth_tornado_of_may_27.htm (828 words)

	The Fort Worth City Store
		Employees at the Fort Worth City Store report on a woman customer who purchased two of them, had both loaded into the trunk of her Lincoln and headed off bouncing down the road.
		If there's a street in Fort Worth bearing your name, there's even a chance you could buy a used sign with your name on it for just $10.
		Or, how about this survivor of the Fort Worth Tornado that at one time instructed drivers they could make a left-hand turn only when the arrow gave them permission.
	www.abctexas.com /fwstore-w.html (815 words)

	National Weather Service Forecast Office - WFO, Ft. Worth, Texas
		The tornado path started near Monticello and just north of West 7th street.
		Damaged increased to F2 as the tornado crossed the Clear Fork of the Trinity River.
		F2 damage continued through the rest of the path until the tornado lifted near Spur 280.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /fwd/ftworthtornado.html (72 words)

	Earth Science Picture of the Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The tornado touched down at 6:18 p.m., and the picture was taken at 7:22 p.m., 35 miles (56 km) west of Fort Worth.
		The downtown area of Fort Worth was devastated by the tornado.
		The death toll and damages would certainly have been worse if the tornado had struck at rush hour or when most workers were still in their offices.
	epod.usra.edu /archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=97344 (142 words)

	Twisters strike Fort Worth, Texas, killing 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		FORT WORTH, Texas - Twelve square blocks in the downtown business heart of Fort Worth remained off limits Thursday because of the danger from sheets of glass still falling from tornado-damaged skyscrapers.
		The city of 480,000 was struck Tuesday by two tornadoes, one of which ripped through downtown just after the evening rush hour.
		Four people were killed - two directly by the tornado downtown, one by a hailstone the size of a softball, and one drowned after being blown from a car into the Trinity River - and a fifth person was presumed dead.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2000/wtorn328.htm (455 words)

	Fort Worth Tornado - May 28, 2000
		One week after the tornado, only 10 blocks in the center of town were off limits with Houston Street as the only north-south street open through the center of town.
		The tornado also forced the removal of the old CNB Revolving Clock on top of the Landmark Tower a few months early.
		On the one year anniversary of the tornado, the Cash America International Building is being reconstructed with an expanded floor plate, new design, and a four level parking garage.
	www.fortwortharchitecture.com /tornado.htm (789 words)

	Architecture in Downtown Fort Worth - Architecturally Significant Buildings
		In the 2000 Census, Fort Worth had a population of 534,694.
		Fort Worth has preserved many of its downtown buildings constructed between 1880 and 1930.
		Even though there is a parking shortage, many lots and garages in the north end of downtown offer free parking in the evenings and on weekends and all metered street parking is free during the same time period.
	www.fortwortharchitecture.com /arch.htm (2019 words)

	Collin's World: Fort Worth Tornado, March 28, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Texas is one of the states in the area of the United States called "Tornado Alley".
		On March 28 this was made very clear when two tornadoes ripped through downtown Fort Worth and the eastern suburb of Arlington.
		The diners and staff at the Reata made it to the stairwell moments before the tornado hit.
	webpages.charter.net /cmmcculley/fort_worth/tornado.html (129 words)

	National Weather Service Meteorologist Honored by American Meteorological Society
		The award is being presented in recognition of Foster's decisive, life-saving actions during the March 28, 2000, tornado in Fort Worth, Texas.
		Working as the Science and Operations Officer for the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service at the Fort Worth Weather Forecast Office, Foster was monitoring a severe storm that contained a mesocyclone – but did not have strong circulation.
		While warnings were issued for 11 tornadoes that day, the Fort Worth twister was most devastating – causing an estimated $500 million in damage and injuring 150 people.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /releases2002/jan02/noaa02006.html (438 words)

	Dallas and Fort Worth
		With a population of one half million, Fort Worth is half the size of Dallas, and sometimes gets overlooked.
		City Center Towers I and II Downtown Fort Worth is dominated by glass towers ringed with lights.
		In March, 2000, Fort Worth had the unfortunate circumstance to be hit by a powerful tornado, right in the downtown area.
	www.3dphoto.net /world/united_states/south/dfw3d/fw1.html (268 words)

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