Tag: Rowlett
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The Perfect Storm
Damage brought to community from tornadoes brings goals, objectives into perspective as new year dawns People spend most of their lives fixating on trivial things like how big their house is, what kind of car they drive or what brand of clothes they wear. If we sit down and think about it, that materialistic search…
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Rising through the rubble
Rowlett man pushes to recover, repair home, find temporary housing after tornado causes destruction to families’ house When John Rivera and his family first heard about the tornado that struck their home on Dec. 26 in Rowlett, they were out of town at his father’s house. That distance, however, couldn’t spare them from the destruction…
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Storms rip through Rowlett, Garland
A series of storms and tornadoes left a trail of destruction throughout the DFW area on Dec. 26, including in the usually quiet cities of Garland and Rowlett. A total of 11 tornadoes were reported in the Metroplex to the National Weather Service. The one that went through Garland, near the intersection of I-30 and…