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Texans will today start to pick up the pieces of their devastated neighbourhoods after a cluster of tornadoes ripped through major towns and cities in the state yesterday.
Homes were reduced to rubble and more than a dozen people injured as the powerful storm swept trucks across the skies and base-ball sized hail stones punched holes in the roofs of cars and homes.
Meteorologists said it was the first time two 'extremely dangerous' tornadoes hit two large metropolitan areas at the same time. Arlington and Lancaster were worst hit with both areas being declared 'disaster zones', while damage was reported in at least nine cities in five counties.
But incredibly no-one so far been reported killed by the staggering series of six to 12 twisters believed to have touched down at some point in the area.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124648/Texas-tornadoes-tossed-TRUCKS-sky-Arlington-Lancaster-declared-disaster-zones.html#ixzz1r75m4dX8
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)earthquakes, etc. etc. etc.
GeorgeGist
(25,317 posts)think what an act of nature is worth?
kayakjohnny
(5,235 posts)And I also believe that there are just going to be tornadoes and hurricanes no matter what.
Just like forever and always.
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)Crohn's Disease.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)monmouth
(21,078 posts)malaise
(268,846 posts)but the good news is that there were no fatalities
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Lets hope it is.
w8liftinglady
(23,278 posts)That town was devastated by a mean tornado in 1994,and had just rebuilt downtown.Heavily Democratic district.
uponit7771
(90,329 posts)...warning sirens went off and informed people who were already home to take cover.