Hurricane Harvey: Dickinson Issues Mandatory Evacuation Orders, Other Communities Follow

DICKINSON, TX — Mandatory evacuations are underway in a number of coastal community that have been hard hit by flood waters in the aftermath Hurricane Harvey’s lashing of the Gulf Coast.

In Dickinson, officials issued a mandatory evacuation has been issued for all citizens citing several factors, including the fragile infrastructure within the city due to the storm flooding, the limited utilities available at this time and current continued forecast track of Harvey. (Want to get daily updates about Hurricane Harvey and other events going on in your area? Sign up for the free Clear Lake Patch morning newsletter.)

Bay City, located in Matagorda County, has been bombarded with heavy rain and high winds, that has left the city reeling, as round two of Harvey approaches.

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Officials issued a mandatory evacuation orders and anticipate catastrophic flooding of up to 10 feet of water is expected in downtown Bay City on Monday. A mandatory evacuation has been called for 1 p.m. Tuesday for the entire city and surrounding areas.

Other communities south of downtown Houston have also issued mandatory evacuation orders.

Richmond and Rosenberg issued mandatory evacuation orders for residents living near the Brazos and San Bernard Rivers.

On Monday, Sugar Land issued mandatory i=evacuation orders for several communities, including Sienna Plantation, which sustained tornado damage on Saturday, and Pecan Grove.

The remnants of Hurricane Harvey drifted off shore at Matagorda Bay and is expected to strengthen and make landfall again early Tuesday near the Houston/Galveston area.

Cutline: People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.

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