I hope that no one has a camper in the Rio Grand Valley now:

1995 Brave wrote:
As of 1100 CDT Harvey is 100 miles SE of Corpus Christi and still a CAT 2. I am watching this because it will affect me in San Antonio, we will be getting 12-18 inches of rain over Saturday and Sunday....

....this Thread is a specific one for RGV; however, there is a general thread on hurricane Harvey started some time ago started in the Class A General Topics: here-->

John and Joey wrote:
That was back in the mid 90's and I have no recollection of where. The lady moved on so I don't even know what the outcome was.

All I remember was it was taking years to complete, and how inexpensive it was to have a Caribbean view. According to my Belizean friend, Honduras was less honest then Belize when it came to things like that. So building on the Island was a good way to go.

If you were closer, I would share the very last of my Nance Liqueur (made from Belizean Craboo {whatever that is}) with you. It's an acquired taste, which I have yet to acquire. LOL

On edit:

You mention the Port Isabel area, if you have a Facebook account take a look at this little clip to get an idea. Right now (via live webcams) it looks like the Gulf is up to the dunes with a 2-4 foot rise being predicted. Those that got flooded before probably will get flooded again.

Facebook Video Clip

...wow, the mid 90s were the "good old days" in Honduras, with relatively stable government (I was working there at that time).

...craboo is a dark berry/grape-ish...jeez, I wouldn't know where you could get that state-side LOL! If you are close to the Bahamas (just a hop from southeast Florida) you may try a craboo shopping jaunt there? Nance: i'd be there ! Thanks for the invite :B

I always remember a "bush drink" made by the Garifuna tribe (a culture established along the Caribbean coast from Belize to Nicaragua), called giffiti (can be spelled 2 or 3 ways), not to be confused with Graffiti LOL. This stuff is made from all sorts of forest/jungle grown materials, marinated in alcohol...usually only served at tribal occasions. The taste is indescribable (something like the worst tasting cough medicine you could ever envision!). I wouldn't recommend it to anyone having to drive, fly an aircraft or pilot a boat....for at least 20~30 hours afterward.

I don't have a Facebook profile, so many Facebook locales are unopenable to me....but I'll try this one. Thanks!

On edit: OK....I was able to watch the facebook vid. Nice cloud formation approaching! The surf was a bit benign for me....but that clip was tagged 22 hours ago...I think things are considerably "rougher" now at Isabel (oh, before I forget; there used to be a passenger and cargo freighter that took people, cars and household items from Port Isabel to Honduras' Puerto Cortes-- the freighter service long since gone out of business).

silversand wrote:
...Where exactly was your co-worker building along the Honduras coast...

That was back in the mid 90's and I have no recollection of where. The lady moved on so I don't even know what the outcome was.

All I remember was it was taking years to complete, and how inexpensive it was to have a Caribbean view. According to my Belizean friend, Honduras was less honest then Belize when it came to things like that. So building on the Island was a good way to go.

If you were closer, I would share the very last of my Nance Liqueur (made from Belizean Craboo {whatever that is}) with you. It's an acquired taste, which I have yet to acquire. LOL

On edit:

You mention the Port Isabel area, if you have a Facebook account take a look at this little clip to get an idea. Right now (via live webcams) it looks like the Gulf is up to the dunes with a 2-4 foot rise being predicted. Those that got flooded before probably will get flooded again.

Facebook Video Clip.

As of 1100 CDT Harvey is 100 miles SE of Corpus Christi and still a CAT 2. I am watching this because it will affect me in San Antonio, we will be getting 12-18 inches of rain over Saturday and Sunday. Watch the Weather Channel for coverage.

...the "eye" is back to heading to the NW...

....the 3HPA is in the 108mm rain rate per 3 hours (on the north quadrant of Harvey); the HTSGW significant wave height out on the north quadrant of Harvey is pushing 8.98 meters of wave height...

As Tom mentions, the wind speed in the RGV is about "normal" for this time of year; very light rain falling (2.1mm per 3 hour period). Port Isabel wind is in the 45 MPH range (peak gusts) and ~38MPH steady.

I estimate in about 3 hours if this one continues on its north-ish path, I'll close out the Thread.

And we might get an earthquake, or it might rain, or a tornado, or lightning, or a big yellow bus. It is a dangerous world out there.

....the "eye" is wandering about like a planchette on a Ouija board. It just jogged SSW a bit...

charlestonsouthern wrote:
TomG2, it is noted that you will be having wind gusts up to 28 mph today and 23 mph Saturday in RGV; does not sound like much for people in solid houses, but RVs are another thing. Oh, just noted on the weather service channel that this storm will be grinding around in place until Tues. or Wed.

Again, I am not particularly brave or foolhardy but we have winds of 40 mph throughout the year. We have several buildings in the park that can handle a 28 mph gust. I am in the RGV, not Corpus Christi. Huge difference. The OP showed concern about campers in the RGV. We are fine.

For those that don't believe me, feel free to send gift cards and donations to TomG2 @ Alamo, Texas. (Don't bother. People 300 miles north of here are the ones who need the help)

John and Joey wrote:
Silversand I'm thinking when you retire and become a FT snowbird you might want to think about AZ.

Funny you should bring up Honduras. I had a co-worker that was building their low cost very nice retirement home on the coast. When I asked a different co-worker from Belize why they don't do that, his reply is that's what the tourist do. Locals build back in the jungle to stay away from the hurricanes and the surge.

Other funny thing about that post was the word mosquitoes. I was leaving Hill Country to spend a month in Rockport,TX when I saw Rockport got 12 inches of rain. Figured I must have seen that wrong and it must have been 1.2 inches of rain. Nope, it was 12 inches, not bad at all for that area till two weeks went by. I was killing 3-4 mosquitoes with every slap. It was He!! on earth.

....hah hah...LOL. We love Arizona (and, southern Utah: near Bluff). But we also like to see the ocean (or rather, look at it directly), so North Florida has been our fave area. However, our area got nailed by a serious hurricane last year LOL

Where exactly was your co-worker building along the Honduras coast?

Even in Belize (I know Belize well), I would seek some higher ground as close to the coast as possible (with a view). My favorite geographical area of Honduras (away from storm surge, but not the wind forces of a hurricane) is the mountain slope up behind Trujillo (Honduras). This slope survived Mitch impressively well.

...if anyone wants a screen shot of this Cat 2 (near real-time) from my high resolution GOES 16 satellite WMS feed, PM me....(Band 1 or Band 4 spectral bands, your choice).