Fort Worth/Haltom City Tornado

Funnel Cloud, Fort Worth, originally uploaded by peteg.

I watched a storm cloud twist into this shape. A few minutes later it touched down in Haltom City, three miles east of here, killing one, felling trees and ripping roofs off homes and businesses. Even though this was a relatively weak tornado, I have never seen anything like this. You can read the National Weather Service assessment of this tornado here.

In a seven day stretch, concluding last Friday, there was snow, 80+ degree weather, and a tornado. I documented as much as I could on video and put together this short clip:

Storm Approaches Downtown Fort Worth, originally uploaded by peteg.

Haltom City Damage, originally uploaded by peteg.