TORNADO ANNIVERSARY - March 28, 2000
In the late afternoon of March 28th, a supercell would develop west of the city of Fort Worth. At 6:18 pm a tornado would touch down Northwest of Downtown Fort Worth. The first damage would occur in the River Oaks area with sporadic F0-F1 damage.
The tornado would then cross the Trinity River and make an abrupt turn to the east towards the Linwood subdivision where several homes would either be destroyed or severely damaged.
Next in the path would be the Montgomery Ward distribution center. Unfortunately two people would lose their lives here.
As the tornado moved into Downtown, a "Tornado Emergency" was issued by The National Weather Service. This would make only the second time the NWS would issue such a warning.
The tornado would strike several skyscrapers in Downtown. Most notably the Cash America building. All windows on the northwestern and southerwestern sides of the building were blown out. Even the stone façade on the building's exterior crumbled. At peak strength the tornado would hit the 10 story Mallick Tower, causing the building to lose most of its exterior. Similar damage was experienced at the Bank One Tower and the Union Pacific Resources Building.
In total hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed, two people were killed and damages were in the hundreds of millions.
This tornado serves as a reminder that big cities are not immune to tornadoes. Always have a plan of action ready to go.
Thank you to @alex_bartwx for writing up this tornado anniversary post.
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