Tornado touches down in downtown Fort Worth

Tornado damage in Fort Worth, Texas

March 28, 2000
Web posted at: 8:20 p.m. EST (0120 GMT)

FORT WORTH, Texas (CNN) -- The National Weather Service in Fort Worth confirms a tornado touchdown in downtown Fort Worth.

Local news reports say the twister broke windows, uprooted trees, blacked out street lighting and traffic signals and was followed by heavy rains.

Phone lines are jammed and emergency agencies are swamped.

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