What’s this about Mission and an island? You must be new to the area and just repeating some legend handed down around the trash can fire. I was there in Mission for Beulah, and Mission was no more an island that the rest of the valley. Have you experienced valley flooding that eclipsed Beulah? Maybe there was a greater flood that hit the area and everyone else slept through it!
“Anything is possible if you don’t know what you’re talking about!”
Arthur Bloch
Be nice. Beulah was bad. No doubt about it but the smaller one's can sneak up on you and do damage too. There is no such thing as a "minor" hurricane.
Tell the people in low lying areas that had to be rescued by boat that we didn't have any flooding. I'm much closer to the Gulf than Pebcak but this storm was strange from the get go. The interior valley got hit the hardest.
I sometimes wonder if storms aren't upgraded for political reasons but in this case I think Dolly will end up a stronger storm.. It was reported by very reliable people that it had winds clocked between 120-140 at times. On top of that she decided to make herself at home for at least 36 hours. If you have been down here then you know that we don't handle a lot of water well
That said..I had to go to McAllen Wednesday. The damage along 77 and 83 was significant. I saw one RV park that looked liked it had been stomped. Construction was bad so I came back 281. Around San Pedro I encountered water across the road, still. It was high enough that we were taking turns getting thru so everyone could drive on the middle of the road.
Oh and welcome to FR, Author. Next time drop in “before” the storm and keep us company and share your stories.