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Galveston County officials order the mandatory evacuation of coastal communities; the order is the first mandatory evacuation order in Texas in response to Hurricane Rita. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 16 ] : 12 The evacuation plan directs the evacuation of nursing homes and assisted living facilities at 6 a.m. on September 21 followed by evacuation of the ...
The names of all the major hurricanes that impacted Texas during the 1980s were later retired by the World Meteorological Organization. [4] In contrast to the 1980s, during the 1990s only one hurricane, Hurricane Bret, made landfall on the Texas coast. [5] In the next decade five hurricanes would make landfall on Texas. [1]
The route number was originally assigned over a portion of the current SH 16 between Fredericksburg and Comanche in Central Texas during the late 1920s. By the early 1930s, the route number was assigned along the current route south of Stowell to High Island and along the current SH 87 to Port Bolivar and eventually Galveston. By the end of the ...
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County judges, emergency managers and other officials may recommend a voluntary evacuation or order a mandatory evacuation. A "hurricane evacuation route" is a highway in the United States that is a specified route for hurricane evacuation. Despite mandatory evacuation orders some people still refuse to leave their homes.
The hurricane center has issued hurricane and storm surge warnings from Baffin Bay south of Corpus Christi to San Luis Pass, less than 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Houston. Texas Lt. Gov ...
In St. Johns County, learn your evacuation zone by visiting the St. Johns County Emergency Management website. Knowing your zone lets you know when an evacuation has been ordered in your area.
State Highway 73 (SH 73) is a Texas state highway that runs 42 miles (68 km) from Winnie through Port Arthur to near Orange. In September 2008, Hurricane Ike forced the closure of SH 73. Among other road debris left by the storm were two 200-ton barges.