A six-year-old girl was found unconscious and lying upside down from a tree after a tornado threw her hundreds of yards away from her home in Salado.
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Miriam Rios was listed in serious critical condition after she and her family were all thrown in different directions by the tornado Tuesday evening. According to the Daily Mail, the family was trying to drive to a safer location until hail started to fall down on their home as told by her uncle Stephen Perez. Perez’s one-year-old brother, Ezra, was found in the field while their mother, Vanessa Rios, was found hanging upside down from a cedar tree. Their father, Joel Rios, was found in another location.
Vanessa was pregnant when the unexpected happened and medics rushed her to a nearby hospital. She suffered a miscarriage due to her severe injuries. Joel, Miriam, and Erza underwent multiple surgeries which included repairing broken pelvic bones.
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Their home was completely destroyed during the tornado as told by Perez.
‘It’s just the foundation that’s left. There’s absolutely nothing. And (my sister) was really proud about that home.’
A GoFundMe was launched to help the family rebuild their home and the goal is set for $80,000. So far, Perez has raised $66,000 for his sister and her family.
‘Iwould really appreciate the help of others to help rebuild their home after a tornado wiped away everything they have down to the foundation.
With the family being in the home, while the tornado taking away everything they’ve worked so desperately hard for; they manage to hang on to each other. Our goal is to raise 80,000 dollars to help rebuild their home and put them back on their feet. And to give them the hope and motivation to keep on fighting. The family at this time has severely been injured in the process of the storm along with her husband Joel and two children their daughter Mariam and one year old baby boy Ezra. We hope and wish them great health and a speedy recovery.
The tornado left 23 people injured during the storm in Salado and it was reported by the National Weather Service that the tornado was a category EF3 with wind speeds of 165 mph.
The confirmed tornado we have been watching has now became the first PDS tornado warning of the day. This dangerous storm is northwest of Jarrell, Texas and west-southwest of Salado, Texas. This is being covered live on YouTube using RadarOmega.https://t.co/tPUeHB6swW pic.twitter.com/LtK1IX4gMA
— Ryan Hall, Y’all (@ryanhallyall) April 12, 2022
Tornado Warning including Nolanville TX, Salado TX until 6:15 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/tIInF2dRRp
— NWS Tornado (@NWStornado) April 12, 2022
Tornado warnings were also issued in several areas of Minnesota and Iowa. A travel advisory warned those in the area not to travel due to the numerous hail, thunderstorms, and high winds that are expected to hit the Midwest and South.
Residents in Tapoi, Minnesota were affected by the devastating tornado which destroyed nearly half the homes in the farming community. Ten were reportedly beyond repair since roofs and walls are missing due to the tornado’s impact.