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“Nada Da Dangriga”
posted (August 22, 2011)
And so while Tropical Storm Harvey will become known for the side effect tornado it spawned - the main body of storm did make landfall in southern Belize - but it was of little note.

When we got to Dangriga around 1:00 pm, people were asking us if the storm had already passed - that's how unremarkable it was! In Hopkins - the shelters had already been closed and residents told us that they only experienced slight rain.

Chief MET Officer Dennis Gonguez described the tack that the storm took - while noting that it could have been worse:…

Dennis Gonguez, Chief MET Officer
"It made landfall just about around midday or shortly after midday just to the North of Dangriga Town. It had winds about 50-55 miles per hour just 5-10 miles to the north of the center. One interesting feature just before landfall is that around the center it start to develop thunderstorms just about to circle the center and that would indicate that it was intensify. If it had a little more room we would have been in a little more trouble."

On the way back from Dangriga we did observe turbid waters running with strong currents under bridges in the valley community - but there was no flooding.

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