North Texas Hail and Tornado Storm
By: Audrey, Kristin, Christina, Sanjana
Cars
Car was left at supermarket and the glass was shattered when the hail storm was over.
Floor
The hail had collected up on the floor in places.
Coppell Map
This is one of the many places the hail storm of April 3, 2012 happened.
The Hail Storm Path
These are places where the hail storm hit North Texas.
After Effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUuGgTuRRS4
Windows broken
Windows in houses and cars were broken thanks to the hail.
What happened
This storm also produced extensive hail damage. Some report that hail dropped for over 12 minutes in a single location.
Abiotic damages-
Tons of cars windows were destroyed during the storm/
Biotic Damages-
Numerous trees were snapped.
Food and Water-
Nothing happened to the food and water because it couldn't damage it that much. The only thing that change would probably be that the grass got more water from the hail when it melted.
Humans-
No humans were miraculously killed, but many were injured.
Energy Sources-
There was a power outage.
North Texas Tornado Storm
Tornado
There were 17 tornados that attacked North Texas.
Twister
No one died but they were deadly storms.
DFW Tornado
The storm really effected all of our life's in one way or another.
DFW Tornado
It also effected our lifestyles a lot.
Dallas County Tornado on the News
The storm was captured on video and the footage was released all over the news.
Tornado Map
This map shows of how strong the tornadoes hit Arlington and Kennedale.
Tornado in Dallas/ Lancaster
The map shows how bad the tornadoes were in Dallas and Lancaster.
After Effects
The powerful storm really hurt and destroyed our environments.
A Tree fell on Top of a Car
Lots of trees in our ecosystem were majorly damaged or gone.
Tornado
Abiotic Damages-
Schools, gas station, cars, 1,100 homes damaged and 349 destroyed, towns, hospital, etc..
Biotic Damages-
Tons Trees, several people.
Food and Water-
Some people donated the supply.
Energy-
- There was a power outage.
- No one could use power in areas that had huge damage like the city Forney.
Humans- Not many people died during these tornadoes because there were only 4 cities that had bad damages out of the 17 tornadoes
- Residents said contractors from across the region began knocking on doors before dawn Wednesday.
What happened?
The order of the tornadoes that happened in North Texas started out in southeast of Joshua. Then it was Kennedale and Arlington, Lancaster and Dallas, Mesquite, Then Near Forney, Royse City, Greenville, South of Cumby, southwest of Sulpher Springs twice, northwest of Winnsboro, Grand Prairie, Irving, Dallas, Denton, community of Poetry, Coppell area. The tornadoes that did effect the ecosystem and life style for humans were in the city of Forney, Royse City, and Lancaster/Dallas. The other cities had a EF0 damage which means not terrible damage done.
Sources-
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_3,_2012_tornado_outbreak
Books- Tornadoes by Micheal Allaby