Year in Review: Tornadoes slam North Texas

Khampha Bouaphanh

A nursing home in Arlington is damaged by a tornado on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Khampha Bouaphanh)

Star-Telegram\Tim Madigan

Tornado damage outside St. Barnubus United Methodist Church in Arlington Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram\Tim Madigan)

Khampha Bouaphanh

A structure in Arlington is destroyed after a tornado hit on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Khampha Bouaphanh)

Star-Telegram/Paul Moseley

Michael Anthony Mitchell clutches a few rescued books in front of his destroyed home. He rode out the tornado with his brother and their mother inside the home at 2804 Quail Lane in Arlington. Severe storms and reported tornados hit the Mansfield/Arlington area causing severe damage to the area. Photographed 4/3/12, Mansfield & Arlington, TX. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Paul Moseley)

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Neighbors view what remains of a home in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday April 3, 2012. Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area Tuesday, peeling roofs off homes, tossing big-rig trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor trailers strewn along highways and parking lots. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron Jenkins) MAGS OUT ORG XMIT: TXFOR116

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Michael Anthony Mitchell (l), his father Bobby LAwrence (center) and friend Steve Davis (right) pul debris from a collapsed front wall so they could retrieve some of Michael Anthony's possessions. He rode out the tornado with his brother and their mother inside the destroyed home at 2804 Quail LAne in Arlington. Severe storms and reported tornados hit the Mansfield/Arlington area causing severe damage to the area. Photographed 4/3/12, Mansfield & Arlington, TX. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Paul Moseley)

Star-Telegram/Ron Jenkins

David Lowe carries his daughter's dog "Phoebe" after it was rescued by officials, including Constable Clint Burgess (right), who found it under a destroyed home. Several tornadoes stuck north Texas including the 5500 block of Bradley Lane Tuesday April 4, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Star-Telegram/ Ron Jenkins)

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Ten year-old Ty Proctor surveys damage after a tornado struck Bradley Lane Tuesday. Ty's dog, a red doberman is still missing. Several tornadoes struck north Texas including the 5500 block of Bradley Lane Tuesday April 4, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Star-Telegram/ Ron Jenkins)

Khampha Bouaphanh

A tornado caused damages in Arlington on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Khampha Bouaphanh)

Star-Telegram/Ron Jenkins

Harold Widner clears a fallen tree from his truck in Arlington. Several tornadoes struck north Texas including the 5500 block of Bradley Lane Tuesday April 4, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Star-Telegram/ Ron Jenkins)

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Sue Maxey, a resident of the area, views the storm damage Tuesday in Arlington. Several tornadoes struck north Texas Tuesday April 4, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Star-Telegram/ Ron Jenkins)

Star-Telegram / Khampha Bouaphanh

Residents survey the damages caused by a tornado in Arlington on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Khampha Bouaphanh)

Khampha Bouaphanh

A nursing home is damaged by a tornado in Arlington on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Khampha Bouaphanh)

Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison

Extensive damage to part of the the Green Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center caused the evacuation of residents but no major injuries were reported as residents in southwest Arlington deal with the aftermath of a tornado that did extensive damage in the area, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison)

Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison

(L-R) Nancy Karickhoff talks with neighbors Jan Eaves and husband Otis as they survey the damage to their vehicles and home on Marshfield Court as residents in southwest Arlington deal with the aftermath of a tornado that did extensive damage in the area, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison)

Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison

A tree crushed a pickup and the car next to it at a home on Marshfield Court as residents in southwest Arlington deal with the aftermath of a tornado that did extensive damage in the area, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison)

Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison

Jackie Lucas and Pam Lacy pick up debris in the middle of Marshfield Court as residents in southwest Arlington deal with the aftermath of a tornado that did extensive damage in the area, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison)

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Constable Clint Burgess rescues "Phoebe" from under a destroyed home, Tuesday, April 3, 2012 after a severe storm moved through Arlington, Texas. Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area Tuesday, peeling roofs off homes, tossing big-rig trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor trailers strewn along highways and parking lots. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron Jenkins) MAGS OUT ORG XMIT: TXFOR115