Friday, April 6, 2012

Texas tornadoes

  • The Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas was hit by tornadoes on Tuesday, leaving tons of rubble, damage and devastated families in its wake.
  • (International Business Times)
  • The Dallas-Fort Worth area was recovering Wednesday morning after more than a dozen tornadoes slammed the suburbs the day before, damaging hundreds of homes and injuring several residents.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • (CNN)-- Nearly 1,100 homes were hit by the tornadoes that struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday, including 349 homes that were destroyed, a Red Cross spokeswoman said Thursday.
  • (CNN)
  • This story comes from the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where individuals publish their unique perspectives on some of the world's most popular websites.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • In a scene straight out of a blockbuster disaster movie, big-rig trucks were tossed high into the air like toys when huge tornadoes slammed into Dallas on April 3.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Residents of the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area will remember April 3, 2012 as a that left many scared, but also feeling somewhat lucky.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • Thousands of residents were without power and hundreds of flights canceled on Wednesday as authorities surveyed the damage a day after up to a dozen tornadoes struck the densely populated Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • The planes were caught in storms Tuesday that pounded the airport and spawned about a dozen tornadoes in North Texas. Since the storms hit, American and its American Eagle affiliate have canceled about 1,600 flights, but with fewer cancelations each day.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • When severe weather strikes, seconds can make all the difference. That's why every year, Iowa and Illinois hold annual tornado drills during their respective Severe Weather Awareness Weeks. Illinois' was the first week of March.
  • (WQAD)
  • FORNEY, Texas (AP) — As a twister bore down on her neighborhood, Sherry Enochs grabbed the three young children in her home and hid in her bathtub. The winds swirled and snatched away two of the children. Her home collapsed around her.
  • (YAHOO!)

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