Friday May 11 | The Brownsville Herald
Tornado warnings expired, lots of rain and lightning overnight
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.
Friday May 11 | TheMonitor.com
Expert: Hidalgo County spared by storms, tornadoes
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.
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