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

TomG2 wrote:

John&Joey wrote:

The truth of the matter is there is a ton of Snowbirds all the way up the coast from South Padre Island to Galveston Island/Bolivar Peninsula.

The truth of the matter is that for every mile one goes south in Texas, the warmer the average winter temperatures. Sometimes even the RGV is not warm enough. Another truth is that there is only one area commonly called the RGV. It is not Corpus Christi. It is not Padre Island. Thirdly, anyone who winters anywhere in Texas is a Winter Texan and welcome to the party.

Uff-da

Yes, every mile you go south it gets warmer. For those that enjoy the 60's and 70's the shoulder season in the RGV can be unbearable.

Yes, when the RGV is having a crappy winter it really doesn't matter much where you are, you'll be inside. Guess the trick is to have enough things to occupy your time. 200+ miles north of the RGV will be 5-10 degrees cooler. So 55 and rainy in the RGV will be 50 and rainy in Port Aransas.

Nope, SPI is known as the lower Valley. Locals like to say it's the riff-raff from the upper Valley that are the trouble makers during spring break.

I can see how Silversand could see the RGV as the only snowbird destination in Texas if his main source of information was this forum. It gets a lot of press. He had a valid concern, and you take it as a slap in the face to your beloved area.

Yes, a person is called a Winter Texan when they arrive. It is a very welcoming area and the people for the most part are very kind and helpful. It's up to the snowbird if they hang their cowboy hat on that nail or not.

What fools people is that Texas is so big. When somebody mentions something happening in Texas, our friends back home think it must involve us. Harvey is over two hundred miles away from the RGV for instance. In some parts of the country that would be three states away. Anything can happen but we have had very little much needed rain here in the RGV.

We spent last winter in Rockport and saw what just an inch of rain does. It goes away fast, but the entire inch of rain is on top of the soil and you slosh around in it. Would not be there right now under any circumstances. Wishing for the best for anyone who chooses to stay anywhere it will affect.

John&Joey wrote:

The truth of the matter is there is a ton of Snowbirds all the way up the coast from South Padre Island to Galveston Island/Bolivar Peninsula.

The truth of the matter is that for every mile one goes south in Texas, the warmer the average winter temperatures. Sometimes even the RGV is not warm enough. Another truth is that there is only one area commonly called the RGV. It is not Corpus Christi. It is not Padre Island. Thirdly, anyone who winters anywhere in Texas is a Winter Texan and welcome to the party.

It's easy to associate the RGV with Texas snowbirds. It seems like there is a strong voice on this forum for the area. Much of it is based on the belief that it's too cold to be anywhere else in Texas.

The truth of the matter is there is a ton of Snowbirds all the way up the coast from South Padre Island to Galveston Island/Bolivar Peninsula. Many leave their rigs on site or in nearby storage. Those are the rigs I would worry about because most are within 5 miles of the coast. There are no real Bayous to absorb water (backup) like in other parts of the Gulf coast.

With the rain coming down and heading for the Gulf and the storm surge coming inland, it's hard to imagine some TX snowbirds this fall won't come down to find a real mess. 24-36 hours should tell the full story.

1995brave wrote:

Sorry I tried to give you some information about hurricane Harvey, but you should check the new projected path. It is now supposed to turn West just south of San Antonio and loop around through the RGV as it heads out to the Gulf.

That has been one of the models all along. It will not be a hurricane by the time it gets back to the RGV. It would not be prudent to disregard all possibilities.

silversand wrote:

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-->

Sorry I tried to give you some information about hurricane Harvey, but you should check the new projected path. It is now supposed to turn West just south of San Antonio and loop around through the RGV as it heads out to the Gulf.

Tom wrote:
No rain, but the wind is up to 19 mph in the RGV. As predicted.

Thanks, Tom. Good to hear. As ya mentioned....the RGV needs at least some rain LOL! You guys just can't seem to catch a break.

....but seriously, all focus from here on to the poor folks up-coast from Corpus.

Charlestonsouthern wrote:
My God, Silversand, it is ALWAYS mandatory evacuation on the OBX because there is absolutely nothing there for wind breaks.

...yep. For sure. Quite a few parts of the 12 were partially covered by sea water and sand bars (just north of Rodanthe; and parts of the 12 near Frisco. Even the stretch of Lighthouse Road into the Cape Point campground were thoroughly under water...we started from the Cape Henry lighthouse area (1st landing, beside Fort Story, Norfolk) in over 12 inches of water (I had to tear down the camper rig and pack in a brutal zero visibility nor-easter), then made our way to Starbucks, where I talked to a Navy pilot who just flew through the mess 40 minutes previous; and we decided to make a run for Currituck, before it was "too late"....

No rain, but the wind is up to 19 mph in the RGV. As predicted.