Tropical-something Harvey, unexpectedly earning a field-promotion to the stature of a serious hurricane, is approaching the Gulf Coast of Texas.

The CathInfo Bunker is located inland (as a useful approximation) near 29½°N. 98°N., which is outside San Antonio (Texas).  It's been prepared, over the years, by Matthew & "Mater Domenici".  But within very few days, it might be side-swiped by new-fangled Hurricane Harvey over the coming weekend.  As of yesterday (Aug. 23), the (U.S.) National Hurricane Center [†] had forecast that it would remain a mere tropical storm on its path all the way thro' landfall along-&-into coastal Texas.

By "side-swiped",  I mean more-or-less missed by the storm whose track--albeit as a hurricane--has it remaining east of their bunker, according to forecasts today (Aug. 24), but possibly bringing tropical-storm damage to the area.  The additional threat created by overly abundant rain-fall, swelling & flooding near-by rivers, could result in additional damage.

The bunker, which is an unusually spacious Cold-War-Era fallout shelter that Matthew has ingeniously restored & expanded, is known in the Resistance as the "Chapel of St. Dominic".   Of more direct daily interest to readers, it's also the location of the CathInfo Web server.  That server's power-source can reportedly be switched to solar cells installed by Matthew, spec'ed to be fully capable of powering the Web site.

Of course, we CathInfo members all wish Matthew and his family well, and will pray for their safety thro' the as-yet uncertain severity of the hurricane threat that now confronts them.

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Note †: (U.S.) National Hurricane Center: <http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/>.

I think you'll be fine. The biggest problem will most likely be power outage and minor flooding.

Have you seen how it floods here in Texas? In really bad scenarios, the ground is hard and dry so it doesn't absorb water for a good while. When the large amounts of rain come it just sits on the surface, causing tremendous gushes of streaming water. As destructive as having your property turn into a river is, it is also such a beautiful sight for some strange reason... Anyway, add heavy winds to the equation and you have a disaster on your hands. I've been to Matthew's once when there was a severe thunderstorm, and let me tell you that due to the conditions of the terrain I'm hoping they don't get too battered from this storm. 
Governor Abbott has already declared over 30 counties as disaster zones ahead of this storm. Hurricane Harvey is going to get stuck between two High pressures on two sides once ot makes it's waay into Texas, causing it to sit still and continue pouring rain all the way 'til Tuesday. From SanAntonio to Houston folks are expecting 2 to 3 feet of water. I'm afraid the farmers are going to lose their cotton fields... there's  a lot of cotton still out there!

 

For you and all those in the path of the storm. Corpus Christi will be hard hit I fear. 

The CathInfo Bunker is located inland (as a useful approximation) near 29½°N.  98° N. , which is outside San Antonio (Texas).

Ah, yes: Nothing quite draws attention to one's mistakes in text like emphasizing them with bold weight.  I see that my mistake began in my posting-prep notes, which I simply copied, marked-up, then posted.  The CathInfo Bunker is, of course, located near 29½°N., but 98° West!.  That would be "-98°" to computerists and some GPS devices.

The forecast storm track (as given today) might remain just far enough east for the bunker to be missed by the forward-right quadrant, which is typically the worst of the storm, featuring the bonus tornadoes. Because of the counterclockwise nature of the storm winds, the initial damaging winds will blow leftward on the perpendicular to the storm's direction of travel (altho' that will become practically undefined once it stalls and begins to wander as forecast).

Of more direct daily interest to readers, it's also the location of the CathInfo Web server.  That server's power-source can reportedly be switched to solar cells installed by Matthew, spec'ed to be fully capable of powering the Web site.

Even the rumored solar cells provide no relief when skies are dark and pouring rain, which are conditions that might last at the bunker from late Friday into Wednesday (Aug. 30)(altho' that's just my inference from today's forecast shown by the NHC).  If this hurricane-then-tropical storm would be able to pass thro' on a more-or-less normal path, it could be expected to quickly leave unseasonably-clear blue skies behind, having taken away even the usual seasonal moisture (quite noticeable in Florida, altho' maybe not at all in South-Central Texas).

Let's not forget that quite a few species of trees are not very resistant to tropical storms: Not only the winds, but also the water.  Opportunistic absorption of overabundant water can make tree limbs heavier than their structure can support, causing them to fall.  It's good not to have a roof, a vehicle, or a power-line underneath such a limb.  If Matthew & "Mater Domenici" have a classic treeless "House on the Prairie",  I suppose those wouldn't be issues.

Matthew & "Mater" give the impression of being practical folks, so I assume that they're preparing as appropriate for their means and local conditions.

To quote Red 2 from Star Wars, "Look at the size of that thing!"  It's now a Category 4, and it's still winding up for its first punch. Also note this hurricane's huge eye.

First we have an eclipse, then a hurricane. Both form the letter O. It's like nature is advertising for the new Android Oreo!

      

I hear you about ponds -- my little pond was completely empty, and I dug maybe 18 more tractor front-loader scoops out of it over the past few days. I wish I had more time to get it ready -- because "thar she blows!"

We're supposed to get 8 inches Saturday and another 8 inches Sunday, not counting Friday, Monday or Tuesday. We live on a hill, but that's still a lot of runoff. It might wash out section(s) of our driveway completely, making it impassable.

And I'm a bit worried about the wind as well. We got everything about as ready as can be. I just hope 20 cinder blocks will sufficiently anchor our large trampoline! It's not the kind of thing you can bring in the house.