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2008-02-26 00:55 (UTC) | JForget | 406665 (bytes) | 800×541 | Aeriel view of the tornado damage in Downtown Fort Worth with skyscrapers sustaining window and interior damage. (Courtesy of NWS Fort Worth) Source:http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/ftworthtorpic.html
(Original text) : Aeriel view of the tornado damage in Downtown Fort Worth with skyscrapers sustaining window and interior damage. (Courtesy of NWS Fort Worth) Source:http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/ftworthtorpic.html
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