Rare Tornado Hits Southern Texas Coast Near The Mexican Border Tearing Down 60 Homes

Fishermen in a boat on the Laguna Madre in front of giant wind generators on the mainland near Port Isabel, Texas. The area was it with tornadoes not normally prone to this type of natural disaster. JON G. FULLER.

Severe weather that led to torrential rainfall in Texas also spun up a tornado early Saturday morning, killing two people in an area not prepared for tornadoes.

The deadly tornado touched down in Laguna Heights, on the eastern coastline of Texas, around 2 a.m. local time Saturday. Local emergency management officials reported multiple injuries and property damage. Officials from neighboring Port Isabel later confirmed the fatalities. At least 10 people were injured.