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Evacuation Plan For Aransas County
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Aransas County's Emergency Management Committee has established a phased hurricane evacuation plan to determine when residents of the community should leave in the event of a hurricane.
 Phased evacuation times as listed will be coordinated based on speed and intensity of the storm, and phases may be extended or shortened based on those factors as well.
Phase 1 - 40 hours prior to the onset of 35 mph winds (tropical conditions.) Voluntary evacuation of all special needs residents, nursing home residents, home health care individuals, tourists and vacationers will occur. That estimated population is about 1,000 to 2,500. Evacuation routes are State Highway 188 to IH 37 or U.S. Highway 181 N.; and SH 35 N to FM 239 or U.S. 185.
Phase 2 - 32 hours prior to the onset of 35 mph winds (tropical conditions.) Mandatory evacuation of all special needs residents, nursing home residents, home health care individuals, tourists and vacationers will occur. All residents living in mobile homes or along the waterfront/canals or low areas which normally flood with heavy rains or high tides also will be evacuated. That estimated population is about 5,000. Evacuation routes are State Highway 188 to IH 37 or U.S. Highway 181 N.; and SH 35 N to FM 239 or U.S. 185.
Phase 3 - 24 hours prior to the onset of 35 mph winds (tropical conditions.) Mandatory evacuation of all residents and those not deemed essential employees by businesses such as banks, food service, pharmacies, fuel supply, oil, gas, chemical industry, and grocery/emergency supply stores. That estimated population is about 15,000. Evacuation routes are State Highway 188 to IH 37 or U.S. Highway 181 N.; and SH 35 N to FM 239 or U.S. 185.
Phase 4 - 16 hours prior to the onset of 35 mph winds (tropical conditions.) Mandatory evacuation of all remaining residents. Essential employees of businesses such as banks, food service, pharmacies, fuel supply, oil, gas, chemical industry, and grocery/emergency supply stores begin to reduce staff. That estimated population is about 5,000. Evacuation routes are State Highway 188 to IH 37 or U.S. Highway 181 N.; and SH 35 N and SH 35 S.
Phase 5 - Eight hours prior to the onset of 35 mph winds. Mandatory evacuation of all residents, employees or volunteers left in Aransas County whether deemed essential or not, who have planned to leave. That estimated population is about 2,500. Evacuation routes are State Highway 188 to IH 37 or U.S. Highway 181 N.; and SH 35 N and SH 35 S.
Phase 6 - Four hours prior to the onset of 35 mph winds. Mandatory evacuation of all residents, employees or volunteers left in Aransas County. That estimated population is about 1,000. Evacuation routes are State Highway 188 to Sinton, and SH 35 N to FM 744 in Refugio.
In terms of evacuation, special needs residents are listed by state definition as follows:
Level 1 - Persons dependent on others or in need of others for routine care. Transportation by mass transit (buses, trains, airplanes) or personal autos.
Level 2 - Persons with disabilities such as those who are blind, hearing impaired, an amputee, or are deaf/blind. Transportation by mass transit or personal autos.
Level 3 - Persons requiring assistance with medical care administration, monitoring by a nurse, dependent on equipment, assistance with medications, and mental health disorders. Transportation by mass transit, personal autos, or buses for the handicapped.
Level 4 - Persons outside an institutional facility care setting who require extensive medical oversight. Transportation by ground or air ambulance, mass transit, or buses for the handicapped.
Level 5 - Persons in institutional settings such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, and state schools. Transportation by ground or air ambulance, mass transit, or buses for the handicapped.
 | Rockport, "the Charm of the Texas Coast", is the county seat of Aransas County on State Highway 35 on the Live Oak Peninsula between Copano and Aransas bays. Just thirty miles northeast of Corpus Christi in the southern part of the county, it was named for the rock ledge underlying its shore.
A New England fishing village on the Texas Coast, this charming towwn has plenty to offer any family looking for a good time: quaint little shops, rows of fishing and sailboats, leaning windswept oak trees, fresh seafood, the famous "Big Tree" and whooping cranes.
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