Wilson County News
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Wilson County News
Mountain lion? No. Lightning strike? Yes!
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[Video below] In the early hours of May 11, the Holcek family in Floresville awoke to the crackle of lightning and booming crashes of thunder. “My wife woke in fright,” Brian Holcek said. Their dog also barked excitedly. Brian put it down to the cacophony of the storm, and everyone went back to sleep. It wasn’t until late Monday afternoon that the family realized the storm had brought more than loud noise and some rain. “Something got in our backyard and tore up around a tree, and tore bark off the tree,” Brian told the Wilson County News. He sent...