One person died and a dozen people were injured when a tornado struck around 4 a.m. Saturday along the southern coast of Texas, near the Mexico border, a Cameron County official said. Port Isabel officials earlier said two people had been killed in Laguna Heights, which is between Port Isabel and Laguna Vista. Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. said one person was “basically crushed” as a result of damage to his mobile home. He said 11 people have been taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, after another person was taken to Valley Regional Medical Center with additional injuries. Tornadoes are rare in the area, the weather service said, usually happening once every several years.

Source: CNN May 13, 2023 16:29 UTC