Authorities say one person was killed when a tornado struck the southernmost tip of Texas on the Gulf coast
LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas — — At least one person was killed when astruck an unincorporated community on the Gulf coast near the southern tip of Texas, damaging dozens of homes and knocking down power lines early Saturday, authorities said.
Roberto Flores, 42, died when the EF1 tornado struck the community of Laguna Heights, located on the mainland across from South Padre Island, said Cameron County Sheriff Eric Garza.“Apparently it went straight through that community,” Garza said, “Individuals don’t want to leave their houses because they’re afraid that somebody will go in there and start stealing stuff.
Hushen said the tornado “caused significant damage to residences ... we have 40-60 damaged homes,” some heavily damaged.in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado that caused damage but no reported deaths. Laguna Heights is about 20 miles northeast of the U.S.-Mexico border at Brownsville and is not prone to tornado active, although this spring has been active, said weather service meteorologist Angelica Soria. Weather service radar observed rotation in the storm, she said, which prompted a tornado warning.
“We did have a tornado warning just north of this area a couple of weeks ago,” Soria added, “but we were not able to confirm that tornado, even though it was radar indicated.”Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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