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Originally posted by lifesaver
Unfortunately, thats not the case at all. Most of the people who were caught in the mass exodus left exactly when they were told to (the people in the three mandatory evacuation zones). The others who chose to voluntairly evacuate did at the same time. The evacuations began at 60 hours out (from landfall) and the majority of people left at about 48 hours (including my family here). So saying they didnt do so in time is not the case. In fact, most people had started the evacuation process before the NHC had even issued Hurricane Watches along the Texas Coast. All those people left before the Watches were even issued. If that's not proactive, I dont know what is.
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I completely agree with you here. I think we should actually be glad that this happened DAYS before the hurricane was set to make landfall... rather than hours before or something like that.
I mean seriously.... It is supposed to hit big time late tonight I think.... And look at those cameras of the Houston highways.... Pretty empty.
I am VERY glad that so many people have made it out. Yes, it was definately a cluster fcuk, but at least it was a relatively EARLY one.