The tornado watch applies to Liberty and Polk counties, which include the communities of Cleveland, Corrigan, Dayton, Liberty and Livingston.

Friday afternoon through Friday night, locally heavy rainfall is possible with one to three inches expected and up to five inches possible.

The Storm Prediction Center in Houston/Galveston has issued a tornado watch for 13 counties in east and southeast Texas, including parts north and east of Harris County. It is in effect until 7 p.m. Angelina,

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped residents in their homes, forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down an airport.

A large part of South Texas is reeling from life-threatening flooding that began overnight and continued into Friday morning.

The region has endured severe thunderstorms since Wednesday, with some parts of the Rio Grande Valley seeing half a year’s worth of rain in a span of 48 hours.

On Texas Rangers Opening Day, North Texas woke up to mostly cloudy skies. A First Alert Weather Day is in place for Friday due to more widespread rain in the forecast, along with some embedded thunderstorms.

Typical spring weather is the forecast for the weekend, including warm temperatures and severe storm risks.