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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.
Weather Diaries by millwx
VOLUNTEERS:
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. Nancy
12. Remembering Jello
13. arkansasblue
14. Pluto
15. WestWind
16. geez53(you are here)
17. mem from somerville GO Here and get off my lawn ;}
18. imonlylurking
19. Silence is Complicity
20. Oke
People evacuating to Austin should call (512) 974-1110