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whisky 23
09-11-2008, 08:29 AM
Texas coastal areas prepare for Ike's arrival (http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/19923/1/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/212537149)
(Austin American-Statesman © 09/11/2008)
With the Texas coast squarely in Hurricane Ike's sights for a strike early Saturday, evacuations started Wednesday in many coastal areas. By nightfall, mandatory evacuation orders were in effect for the heavily populated Brazoria County, south of Houston, the west end of Galveston Island and parts of Matagorda County. Voluntary evacuation orders were issued in Galveston