Hurricane evacuation

Evacuees on Interstate 45 leaving Galveston during Hurricane Rita in 2005.
Evacuees on Interstate 4 leaving Florida's Gulf Coast during Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Hurricane evacuation is the immediate and rapid movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hurricane. County judges, emergency managers and other officials may recommend a voluntary evacuation or order a mandatory evacuation.

A "hurricane evacuation route" is a highway in the United States that is a specified route for hurricane evacuation. Despite mandatory evacuation orders some people still refuse to leave their homes.


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