This is the column I prayed I would never have to write. When I was 5, I saw a tornado swoop down from the clouds and peel shingles from the roof of the Lena Pope children’s home in west Fort Worth. I ...

A tornado crosses the Trinity River on the west side of Fort Worth and heads for downtown on March 28, 2000. Carolyn Bauman STAR-TELEGRAM Just as it did many others, the tornado that struck downtown ...

FLASHBACK: 2000 Fort Worth tornado | Taking a look back at WFAA's coverage on this deadly storm To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the WFAA app.

Just as it did many others, the tornado that struck downtown Fort Worth in 2000 greatly affected the life of a young Rob Smat. Though only a few years old, it left an impression that continues to ...