Early on Saturday morning, a powerful tornado hit the unincorporated community of Laguna Heights in south Texas, leaving one dead and at least 10 others hospitalized with many sustaining cuts and bruises. The storm caused damage to at least 60 homes with power lines knocked down in dozens of areas. While the true extent of damage is still being assessed, a curfew was imposed for youths under 17 and non-residents of Laguna Heights to prevent further unnecessary loss. The county estimates that many of its residents are living in substandard housing and the poverty rates are high. The warning was only issued at the time the tornado was touching ground, giving residents no advance warning. A warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service, Barry Goldsmith, stated that “with hurricanes we have the benefit of getting some advance warning; we know it's probably on its way…with a tornado. it's not a common scenario unless we have a hurricane/tropical cyclone in the area. So, we didn't have the benefit of a warning". This event marked the fourth severe weather event in as many weeks to hit the area.