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STO1 i OPENING 1-1-1
d storm gathers over Fort Worth.
A pink sky
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reduced to a few yards.
Traffic begins to creep
along. And then at its height, the storm un- leashes a deafening barrage of hailstones on most of the city, Lake Worth, the Diamond Hill area and other sections of the city report a hail fall of eight inches or more. but the worst damage is from the wind. Property dAamage in the city will exceed a million dollars, according to the local civil defense office.
in the west turns black as it bears down on the city just as thousands of persons are going home for the Oay. Otlying suburbs send in the first reports of hail and wind damage, city braces for the impact of the first spring storm of the season. In seconMs, visibility is