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The Tower That Rose Again | Texas News
When a deadly F3 tornado tore through Fort Worth in 2000, leaving devastation and a city on its knees, Rob Smat—then just six years old and watching from afar—was moved to chronicle the story in his gripping new book, “Tornado at the Tower.” Drawing on real-life heroes like Jim Eagle, who survived the storm atop The Tower and led its rebirth, Smat weaves together powerful human narratives with vivid detail. Through the eyes of a child who witnessed resilience from afar and the lens of a photographer capturing the chaos, he reveals how Fort Worth rose from the rubble—not just physically, but…
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