Mandatory Evacuation - Long Neck/Oak Orchard

Friday, August 26, 2011

Mandatory evacuation called for in Delaware for all beach communities throughout the state. That includes anyone living within 3/4 of a mile of a waterway. Residents have from noon Friday to 9am Saturday to get out. Tolls on Route 1 will be waived so that drivers can leave the area in a more timely manner. As conditions deteriorate, the Roth Bridge and Indian River Inlet Bridges and other bridges may be closed 1500 Delaware National Guard troops have been activated and all State Police troopers are on standby. Shelters are at: Indian River High School, and Beacon Middle School. State Of Emergency Link: http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2011/1108august/20110825-Irene-Serious-Threat.shtml NOAA Link: http://www.noaa.gov/

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