Zapata County News

The NWS reports spotters noted tornadoes briefly touching down in farm fields four miles northwest of Rio Hondo, north of FM 508 around 3:40 a.m. A funnel cloud reportedly touched down in Laureles just northeast of San Pedro.

Thunderstorms and four confirmed tornadoes that moved across South Texas early Friday morning spared much of Hidalgo County, according to experts at the National Weather Service in Brownsville.

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Rainfall received in Harlingen was only 0.26 inches on Wednesday and Brownsville received 0.27 inches, the National Weather Service reported.

Don't call it a war zone. Despite reports of violence on the Texas-Mexico border, the region is safe, according to a state senator from El Paso who claims the violence is hyped and unfairly tarnishes those communities.