Hurricane Evacuation

During a hurricane evacuation, residents should be aware of the best route out of the city. The information presented below will help you and your family develop a plan to evacuate when the time becomes necessary.

Within the region, hurricane evacuations will be ordered based on Zip Codes. This enhances your ability to know whether or not your area is affected. These evacuation are staggered to allow for an easier and more efficient movement of people. The region has four areas, classified based on their level of threat from storm surge Click here to find out if you live within an evacuation zone.(Information provided by the Houston-Galveston Area Council)

Vehicles in Hurricane Rita Evacuation Once you have determined whether you live in a hurricane evacuation zone, and which route you and your family should take to leave town, become familiar with the Hurricane Evacuation Contraflow. During hurricane evacuations, at the discretion of the county Judge - inbound lanes of local freeways can be reversed to allow vehicles moving outbound to do so faster. Some lanes normally closed to regular freeway traffic are also opened to help speed evacuations, these "evaculanes" are designated with a blue circular shield on the roadway Click the highway shield for your evacuation route to read more about the Contraflow for your chosen route. (Information provided by the Texas Department of Transportation)