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Texas , Ike is coming are you doing evacuations yet?

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Permalink Reply by Oldman on September 10, 2008 at 4:23pm

This is the the information from the National Weather Service as of 12:30 local time. This is for the Houston/Galveston area.

CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION:

BRAZORIA COUNTY:

A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR ZIP ZONE 77541. A SPECIAL
NEEDS EVACUATION ORDER IS IN PLACE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. A
VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN PLACE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. RESIDENTS
IN THE COASTAL AREAS & THOSE REQUIRING TRANSPORTATION FROM
BRAZORIA COUNTY TO BELL COUNTY MUST RUSH THEIR PREPARATIONS TO
COMPLETION.

GALVESTON COUNTY:

A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON FOR BOLIVAR
PENINSULA.THE WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND INCLUDING JAMAICA
BEACH.SAN LEON.BACLIFF.BAYOU VISTA.OMEGA BAY.TIKI
ISLAND.DICKINSON.KEMAH.& CLEAR LAKE SHORES. CITIZENS MAY
ALSO CONSIDER EVACUATING IF THEY LIVE IN LOW-LYING AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING OR IN MOBILE HOMES. IF YOU DECIDE TO EVACUATE.PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PACK YOUR DISASTER KIT & IMPORTANT PAPERS.

THE GALVESTON-BOLIVAR FERRY WILL LIKELY CEASE OPERATIONS AT 11 PM
THURSDAY NIGHT.

JACKSON COUNTY:

A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION HAS BEEN INITIATED FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

MATAGORDA COUNTY:

A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND
WORK SO. OF HIGHWAY 35. THIS MANDATORY EVACUATION INCLUDES THE
COMMUNITIES OF PALACIOS.ASHBY-BUCKEYE.EL MATON.COLLEGEPORT.
MATAGORDA.WADSWORTH.SARGENT.CEDAR LANE.CHINQUAPIN.TRES
PALACIOS OAKS.& TIDEWATER OAKS. BLESSING IS ALSO INCLUDED IN
THE MANDATORY EVACUATION EVEN THOUGH IT IS NO. OF HIGHWAY 35.
THE MANDATORY EVACUATION DOES NOT INCLUDE BAY CITY OR VAN VLECK.

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Permalink Reply by Damon Dyer on September 10, 2008 at 6:42pm

If this one dies down like the last do you think that less people will get out the next time ?

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Permalink Reply by Ray Edwards on September 10, 2008 at 6:53pm

Damon,hopefully people will still take the evacuations real.The last storm may make people not want to leave.They just said we could get up to 4000 today and tommorrow.Be safe.