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large portion of its roof torn off and tossed onto a water tower. Many apartments and homes in this area were damaged, some severely. Crossing into
Arlington, the tornado caused damage to numerous additional houses and apartment buildings. Loss of roofs and exterior walls occurred, and a few two story homes sustained total destruction of their top floors. A nursing home had a large portion of its roof torn off and sustained damage to exterior walls, and a church was also damaged. Many trees and power poles were snapped along the path. Eighteen homes were destroyed and 291 others were damaged. Eight injuries occurred, one of which was serious. Damage was $ 200 million.
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buildings and a gas station were also damaged. Large amounts of structural debris from this area was scattered long distances through fields. Barns and mobile homes were completely destroyed and vehicles were tossed, one of which was thrown into the back of a house. A few additional homes were also sustained major damage farther along the path, and vegetation and trees were defoliated and debarked in some areas. Eight homes were destroyed and 26 others were damaged. Three people were injured. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 150 mph.
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285:(SPC) that day, though it is unclear which were directly associated with the storm complex. However, severe weather in Texas resulted in excess of $ 1 billion in damages, mostly due to the tornadoes. It was estimated that at least 1,100 homes in the metropolitan area were damaged in the outbreak, including at least 349 that were destroyed. Despite hitting heavily populated areas, however, no deaths were reported. However, a total of 29 injuries were confirmed.
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were nearly leveled, with only small portions of interior walls left intact. Vehicles were tossed and damaged in the parking lot at Crosby
Elementary School, one of which was lofted 300 yards into a field. The school building itself sustained mainly roof damage. Seven people were injured, and damages amounted to $ 100 million.
274:, causing roughly $ 400 million in damages and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes. The same tornado also injured 10 people, but did not cause any fatalities. Throughout the duration of the outbreak, there were 21 confirmed tornadoes, though 16 of them were rated EF0—the lowest rating on the
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A large EF3 wedge tornado moved through a subdivision near Royse City, severely damaging or destroying multiple homes. In the subdivision, a home sustained mid-range EF3 damage as all of its exterior walls collapsed. A cabinet factory building sustained major structural damage, and other industrial
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to form along the boundary. The boundary increased low-level wind shear significantly due to easterly winds, allowing for tornadoes to develop. As a result, taking advantage of the highly unstable environment that became much more highly sheared than initially forecasted with high CAPE values, the
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business suffered significant damage to its roof and signs. Several industrial buildings also sustained minor damage. The most intense damage occurred in the
Diamond Creek subdivision, where several homes were completely destroyed and others sustained major structural damage. A few of these homes
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was one of the first to declare itself a disaster area on April 3, 2012, just a few hours after one of the first tornados to hit the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area struck their town. Kennedale made the disaster declaration official on April 4, 2012. Both mayors Bryan
Lankhorst of Kennedale and
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A damaging multiple-vortex tornado caused high-end EF2 damage in
Kennedale and Arlington. Five manufactured homes were destroyed at the beginning of the path near the Texas Raceway. Several businesses in Kennedale sustained damage, including a storage facility and a warehouse building that had a
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and the southern fringes of Dallas at high-end EF2 strength. Many homes in
Lancaster sustained severe damage or were destroyed, some of which lost roofs and exterior walls. Vehicles were moved and damaged, trees were downed, an RV was destroyed, and fence boards were speared into homes. Three
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storms became much more intense than forecasted and quickly became tornadic and intense, resulting in severe damage across the region in heavily populated areas. South of the boundary, shear was much more marginal and tornadoes did not develop. Once the cells tracked eastward towards
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terminal and lofted several semi-trailers high into the air. Over 50 semi-trailers were damaged or destroyed, one of which was thrown into a house. Sixty-four homes were destroyed, and 109 others were damaged. Ten people were injured, two seriously. Damage was $ 400 million.
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What was initially believed to be a wind and hail event from reliable models and forecast unexpectedly developed into a locally significant tornado outbreak as a result of changing mesoscale situations, concentrated on the heavily populated
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buildings were damaged at an apartment complex, one of which had its roof torn off. The Cedar Valley
Christian Academy was also heavily damaged and lost an exterior wall. A news helicopter broadcast live video as the tornado struck a
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This brief tornado touched down near the
Mesquite Rodeo Arena. Several trees and tree limbs were downed, and houses sustained minor roof damage. An automotive business collapse of a masonry exterior wall. Two people were injured.
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Three manufactured homes were damaged, one of which lost its roof and an exterior wall. A horse trailer was overturned, a barn sustained roof damage, and two riding lawnmowers sustained damage. Damages totaled $ 60,000.
2156:– On December 26, 2015, 12 tornadoes struck around the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, including a couple of devastating tornadoes striking southern Dallas County and Garland/Rowlett. Thirteen deaths were reported.
266:, damaging or destroying multiple homes and businesses; this tornado would be the strongest confirmed during the outbreak. However, the costliest tornado was of EF2 intensity, and struck the counties of
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2622:"April 3rd 2012 Severe Weather Outbreak:Rockwall/Hunt County Survey"
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List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, April 3, 2012
2504:"Severe weather blog: North Texas cleanup under way"
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2261:"Red Cross: 1,100 homes struck by Texas twisters"
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2455:"Tornado-wrecked Dallas begins assessing damage"
1459:This intense EF3 tornado caused major damage in
2309:"Apr 3, 2012 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook"
2678:Schrock, Susan; Vaughn, Chris (4 April 2012).
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2307:Corfidi, Steve; Cohen, Ariel (3 April 2012).
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2231:Jervis, Rick; Rice, Doyle (3 April 2012).
2154:December 2015 North American storm complex
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2545:Kennedale/Arlington Tornado, Rated EF-2
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2160:Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019
223:Time from first tornado to last tornado
2907:April 2012 events in the United States
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2707:"Disaster declaration for 3 counties"
1773:This tornado uprooted trees near the
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2427:Lancaster/Dallas Tornado, Rated EF-2
170:3.5 in (89 mm) near Forney
2457:. Associated Press. Archived from
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2179:All dates are based on the local
20:Tornado outbreak of April 3, 2012
2647:Cirmo, Amethyst (4 April 2012).
2453:Paul J. Webber (April 4, 2012).
2384:from the original on 20 May 2014
2259:Staff, CNN Wire (5 April 2012).
216:Most severe tornado damage; see
2403:Webmaster, FWD (5 April 2012).
2332:"Severe Thunderstorm Watch 132"
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1366:Sulphur Springs (Apr. 3, EF0)
190:0 fatalities, 29 injured
2353:Mead, Corey (3 April 2012).
2330:Mead, Corey (3 April 2012).
329:at 12:10 pm CDT (1720 UTC).
2514:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
2142:April 1994 tornado outbreak
1453:7.73 miles (12.44 km)
919:Grand Prairie (Apr. 3, EF0)
335:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
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2378:"Area Forecast Discussion"
2185:Coordinated Universal Time
2093:NCDC Storm Events Database
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1604:Royse City (Apr. 3, EF2)
703:0.27 miles (430 m)
367:Confirmed tornadoes by
2715:LIN Television of Texas
2572:"Storm Events Database"
2481:"Storm Events Database"
2148:2000 Fort Worth tornado
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307:Storm Prediction Center
289:Meteorological synopsis
283:Storm Prediction Center
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689:Burleson (Apr. 3, EF0)
523:Cleburne (Apr. 3, EF1)
369:Enhanced Fujita rating
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2856:August 27–September 4
2502:WFAA (3 April 2012).
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1905:De Kalb (Apr. 3, EF0)
1070:Coppell (Apr. 3, EF0)
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218:Enhanced Fujita scale
2850:Tropical Storm Debby
1439:Forney (Apr. 3, EF3)
1144:Denton (Apr. 3, EF0)
993:Irving (Apr. 3, EF0)
841:Sayene (Apr. 3, EF0)
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2131:See also
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1561:Rockwall
1247:Mesquite
1015:Goodwill
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469:Summary
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