South Central Texas is still bearing the brunt of a rare July cold front that sent powerful storms barrelling across the state. In the wake of flooding rains, a tornado touched down in San Antonio, striking fear into the heart of one onlooker.
Mario Ytuarte was parked in his F-150 near The Rock at La Cantera, waiting to take a long-haul drive to Houston for work on Wednesday morning, July 15. After hours of rain and storms, the unexpected happened: the skies calmed, the rain stopped and the world grew eerily quiet. That’s when he says he knew something was wrong.
He’d seen the movie Twister and knew this wasn’t a good sign. He looked to his left, and what he saw sent panic through his heart…