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Hurricane Preparedness TIPS
STATUS REPORTS: National Hurricane Center Updates
Please check the latest hurricane warningfor area specific information and mandatory evacuation orders. "Certain death" warning for Jefferson County has changed slightly -- 'may' :
LIFE THREATENING FLOOD INUNDATION IS LIKELY! ALL NEIGHBORHOODS...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. PERSONS NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY HOMES MAY FACE CERTAIN DEATH.
There's also this:
LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS!
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE STORM SURGE...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. PERSONS NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY HOMES FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH.
And this.
THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS ESTABLISHED A SHELTER OF LAST RESORT AT
BALL HIGH SCHOOL AT 4115 AVENUE O IN GALVESTON.
Weather Diaries by millwx
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Current Mothership Updaters:
jlms_qkw, joanneleon, donnamarie, ReallyEvilCanine, exmearden, Stranded Wind, noweasels, gchuacer2
Child Diarist Line-up:
1. Timroff
2. bottles
3. mem from somerville
4. jlynne
5. geez53
6. TiaRachel
7. heart of a quince
8. Peraspera
9. Politik
10. Stranded Wind
11. NancyK (you are here)
12. Remembering Jello (available overnight EST)
13. arkansasblue
14. avila
15. WestWind
For those who would like to volunteer, but are intimidated by the HTML or the LiveBlog process, TiaRachel has prepared a fabulous set of templates and explanations. You can access the intro template here, the body template here, and the notes here.
People evacuating to Austin should call (512) 974-1110