Tornadoes Texas

Tornadoes skipped through the Dallas area on Sunday, striking and shutting down a hospital, destroying homes and killing at least one person. At least 60 others were injured. Tornadoes touched down in Wylie, Sachse, Terrell, Forney and Lake Lavon in northeast Texas, the National Weather Service said. Hardest hit was Wylie, 25 miles northeast of Dallas, where the tornado cut through the town's business center and hit Physicians Regional Hospital.

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes downed power lines and damaged homes and buildings Saturday in Texas and Arkansas, where authorities said several people were injured. To the north, ice-covered roads resulted in dozens of wrecks. A truck that skidded off a highway in Rock County, Wis., overturned, killing the driver. Tornadoes touched down in several places in central Arkansas late in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Ira Akins, 75, a College Station, Ark.

Late-season tornadoes struck Texas for the second time in two weeks, killing a mother and daughter and injuring two other family members when their trailer was destroyed. Juanita Paniagua, 23, and her 9-year-old daughter, Victoria, died when their mobile home was destroyed by a tornado, Matagorda Sheriff Sam Hurta said. Two of her sons were injured. The tornado struck along a highway between Sugar Valley and Van Vleck, unincorporated communities about 70 miles south of Houston, Hurta said.

There is a strange stillness before a tornado hits, as if all the creatures know to lie low and wait. In this stretch of north and central Texas called Tornado Alley, everyone knows this basic fact and a few others as well. They know it is best to hide in rooms without windows, better to lie in a ditch than remain in a car. Even nursery-school students have regular tornado drills. When the threat of tornadoes is a way of life, each spring brings the most terrible possibilities.

A tornado carved a wide path through this central Texas city Friday, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and damaging buildings. Most of the city's 4,000 residents were without electricity after the tornado appeared about noon, sweeping off the roofs of a supermarket and other buildings and knocking over the wall of a manufacturing plant. The were no reports of major injuries, authorities said.

A tornado touched down Tuesday in the center of the city, injuring at least 26 people as it smashed windows at office towers and damaged an apartment complex and a restaurant, officials said. The headquarters building of Enron Corp, a natural gas company, was evacuated after three employees were hurt by flying glass from about 50 smashed windows on the 31st to 34th floors of the glass-fronted building, police said.

At least a dozen tornadoes roared through Houston and other parts of southeastern Texas on Saturday, ripping roofs off buildings, knocking down trees and cutting off electricity to 80,000 residents, authorities said. Authorities said at least a dozen people suffered injuries when tornadoes spawned by severe thunderstorms touched down in scattered areas of Houston and neighboring counties. Winds up to 50 m.p.h. were reported.

Authorities instituted a nighttime curfew for this tiny Texas Panhandle town Sunday, a day after a cluster of tornadoes flattened 200 homes, knocked down trees and injured seven people. Nobody was killed. The curfew was put into effect after reports of looting in the town of 2,335 residents. About 300 homes were damaged, along with the 200 destroyed, authorities said.

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes downed power lines and damaged homes and buildings Saturday in Texas and Arkansas, where authorities said several people were injured. To the north, ice-covered roads resulted in dozens of wrecks. A truck that skidded off a highway in Rock County, Wis., overturned, killing the driver. Tornadoes touched down in several places in central Arkansas late in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Ira Akins, 75, a College Station, Ark.

Tornadoes struck Texas and Louisiana for a second day Monday, killing an oil rig workman, as residents in both states labored to clean up from an earlier swarm of twisters that had claimed 10 lives. Tornadoes and high winds were reported Sunday and Monday in 21 Texas counties, causing destruction in a 500-mile-wide area, said David Wells of the state Department of Public Safety. The storms destroyed or damaged scores of homes, schools and businesses and left tens of thousands without power.

A tornado carved a wide path through this central Texas city Friday, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and damaging buildings. Most of the city's 4,000 residents were without electricity after the tornado appeared about noon, sweeping off the roofs of a supermarket and other buildings and knocking over the wall of a manufacturing plant. The were no reports of major injuries, authorities said.

A tornado touched down Tuesday in the center of the city, injuring at least 26 people as it smashed windows at office towers and damaged an apartment complex and a restaurant, officials said. The headquarters building of Enron Corp, a natural gas company, was evacuated after three employees were hurt by flying glass from about 50 smashed windows on the 31st to 34th floors of the glass-fronted building, police said.

Tornadoes skipped through the Dallas area on Sunday, striking and shutting down a hospital, destroying homes and killing at least one person. At least 60 others were injured. Tornadoes touched down in Wylie, Sachse, Terrell, Forney and Lake Lavon in northeast Texas, the National Weather Service said. Hardest hit was Wylie, 25 miles northeast of Dallas, where the tornado cut through the town's business center and hit Physicians Regional Hospital.

At least a dozen tornadoes roared through Houston and other parts of southeastern Texas on Saturday, ripping roofs off buildings, knocking down trees and cutting off electricity to 80,000 residents, authorities said. Authorities said at least a dozen people suffered injuries when tornadoes spawned by severe thunderstorms touched down in scattered areas of Houston and neighboring counties. Winds up to 50 m.p.h. were reported.

Authorities instituted a nighttime curfew for this tiny Texas Panhandle town Sunday, a day after a cluster of tornadoes flattened 200 homes, knocked down trees and injured seven people. Nobody was killed. The curfew was put into effect after reports of looting in the town of 2,335 residents. About 300 homes were damaged, along with the 200 destroyed, authorities said.

Severe thunderstorms developed over parts of Texas, and a tornado touched down 90 miles southwest of Houston, but no injuries were reported. Meanwhile, heavy rain fell along much of the East Coast, with up to eight inches flooding parts of Connecticut and forcing evacuations. Along the East Coast, showers and thunderstorms were clustered over southern and central Florida while heavy rain fell on Maine and New Hampshire, the National Weather Service reported.

Severe thunderstorms developed over parts of Texas, and a tornado touched down 90 miles southwest of Houston, but no injuries were reported. Meanwhile, heavy rain fell along much of the East Coast, with up to eight inches flooding parts of Connecticut and forcing evacuations. Along the East Coast, showers and thunderstorms were clustered over southern and central Florida while heavy rain fell on Maine and New Hampshire, the National Weather Service reported.

There is a strange stillness before a tornado hits, as if all the creatures know to lie low and wait. In this stretch of north and central Texas called Tornado Alley, everyone knows this basic fact and a few others as well. They know it is best to hide in rooms without windows, better to lie in a ditch than remain in a car. Even nursery-school students have regular tornado drills. When the threat of tornadoes is a way of life, each spring brings the most terrible possibilities.

Late-season tornadoes struck Texas for the second time in two weeks, killing a mother and daughter and injuring two other family members when their trailer was destroyed. Juanita Paniagua, 23, and her 9-year-old daughter, Victoria, died when their mobile home was destroyed by a tornado, Matagorda Sheriff Sam Hurta said. Two of her sons were injured. The tornado struck along a highway between Sugar Valley and Van Vleck, unincorporated communities about 70 miles south of Houston, Hurta said.

Tornadoes struck Texas and Louisiana for a second day Monday, killing an oil rig workman, as residents in both states labored to clean up from an earlier swarm of twisters that had claimed 10 lives. Tornadoes and high winds were reported Sunday and Monday in 21 Texas counties, causing destruction in a 500-mile-wide area, said David Wells of the state Department of Public Safety. The storms destroyed or damaged scores of homes, schools and businesses and left tens of thousands without power.