Guard gears up for hurricane's aftermath Guard gears up for hurricane's aftermath by Sgt. The storm defied predictions when it bypassed the resort city of South Padre Island early Sunday, and then veered west to make landfall in a largely uninhabited area along the Gulf of Mexico coastline south of Corpus Christi, Texas. No fatalities have yet been reported, and officials now worry about the possibility of severe flooding inland.
Flooding is still a very real danger.
This isn't over yet, and neither should we expect the next storm to be so kind to us. For now, most of the Guard members are spending their time re-checking their preparations and waiting for the word to move out. We're still not really sure which direction this dangerous storm is going to go, or when the conditions will allow us to perform our mission. Guard personnel are no strangers to hurricane relief operations or the flooding that accompanies hurricanes. Last year, the Guard assisted in relief operations from Tropical Storms Charley and Frances, as well as the catastrophic Central Texas floods in October.