County Sheriff Eric Garza said residents didn't want to leave their homes because of burglary fears. The tornado hit as most people were in their homes asleep in the unincorporated community of Laguna Heights, located on the mainland across from South Padre Island, off the Gulf of Mexico.Ībout 60 homes were damaged and officials said a temporary shelter in the nearby city of Port Isabel was providing help to 38 people. The victim was identified as Roberto Flores, 42, who died after being “basically crushed as a result of the damage to his mobile home,” said Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. Many residents also suffered cuts and bruises. Saturday, killing one person and sending at least 10 others to local hospitals.Īmong the injured at local hospitals, two people were listed in critical condition, according to Tom Hushen, emergency management coordinator for Cameron County. The southern tip of Texas is still cleaning up after a powerful tornado tore through the community of Laguna Heights at about 4 a.m. Emergency services received multiple reports of vehicles trapped in flood waters. Louis, Missouri, issued several severe thunderstorm and flash flooding warnings near the Missouri-Illinois border Sunday night. Temperatures are far beyond normal for the spring, 20 to 25 degrees higher than usual for May, prompting the National Weather Service to issue heat advisories from the Canadian border south into California.Īnd parts of Texas, including the Houston area, could get hit with bands of heavy rain, bringing the possibility of flash flooding. Meanwhile, record-breaking heat scorched Seattle and Portland again Sunday, and there is no relief in sight until the middle of the week, forecasters say. Following an outbreak of tornadoes across parts of the United States, severe weather and a tornado left a community near the southern tip of Texas reeling from damages ahead of hurricane season.
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