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MANDATORY EVACUATION:
UPDATE 5:19 AM - Conroe - City officials say McDade Estates is under a mandatory evacuation, but are recommending residents in River Plantation, Woodhaven Forest, Artesian, Riverbrook Drive and Sherbrook Circle, neighborhoods off of FM 2854, and the neighborhoods downstream from McDade Estates.
UPDATE 3:01 AM MONDAY - Conroe - Record levels of water being released from Lake Conroe Dam. The city will be evacuating McDade Estates, while other neighborhoods will be evacuated by the county.
MISSOURI CITY - Fort Bend County officials said Missouri City residents under mandatory evacuations should leave at daylight. Here is a map of the evacuation zones.
UPDATE 11:46 PM SUNDAY - Bay City - 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. tomorrow for the entire city and surrounding areas.
Sugar Land - The Fort Bend County Judge's Office says a mandatory evacuation has been issued for Sugar Land residents in First Colony Levee Improvement District #1 and those living within the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District #7.
UPDATE 10 PM SUNDAY - Rosenberg - Rosenberg police posted mandatory evacuation for homes on Huntington Rd. Unknown if bridge into area will hold as river levels rise. Bridge is only way out.
UPDATE 11:30 AM SUNDAY- Simonton - A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for Simonton, Texas effective 10:00 A.M. August 27, .2017 for Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Valley Lodge Subdivision due to the conditions of the Brazos River
UPDATE 1:50 PM SUNDAY - Fort Bend County - Fort Bend County Judge Robert Hebert has upgraded the voluntary evacuation order for certain residents in low-lying areas surrounding the Brazos River to a mandatory evacuation order. If you are a resident in the evacuation zones and you do not have transportation or a place to go - PLEASE CALL 211 and request assistance with the evacuation.
Brazoria County - County Judge Matt Sebesta has issued a MANDATORY EVACUATION for all residents living WEST of State Highway 288 and SOUTH of State Highway 6. Refer to attached map.
An evacuation route has been established for State Highway 35 Westbound to Matagorda County to Northbound State Highway 71 reaching Interstate 10. Refer to map. THERE ARE NO OTHER EVACUATION ROUTES OUT OF BRAZORIA COUNTY. State Highway 35 WILL NOT be open indefinitely and will be unpassable with additional rains and river flooding. LEAVE NOW! Residents needing a place to go can shelter in Bell County. Self-Evacuation destination in Bell County will be the EXPO CENTER, 301 West Loop, Belton, Texas. Pets are welcome!
Aransas Pass - Mandatory evacuation order issued
Calhoun County - Mandatory evacuation order issued
Freeport - City officials have ordered a mandatory evacuation for all low-lying coastal areas, including Bridge Harbor. All other residents are also encouraged to evacuate.
Matagorda County - Everyone south of FM521 is included in the mandatory evacuation order, including the communities of Palacios, Collegeport, Matagorda, Sargent and Wadsworth.
Rosenberg - Due to the potential serious threat of flooding and record high levels of the Brazos River, the City of Rosenberg has issued areas of mandatory evacuation for residents and visitors in parts of Rosenberg:

    West Street and Mulcahy Street: North of Avenue D
    River Road area: All properties North of River Road, adjacent to the river
    North of Brazos: all properties North of the Brazos River, within City limits
    North Rosenberg: All properties East of 4th Street, North of Avenue B; all properties on 1st Street North of Avenue D



VOLUNTARY EVACUATION:
Galveston County - Judge Mark Henry has issued a voluntary evacuation for residents in all unincorporated low-lying areas of the county. This includes San Leon, Bacliff, Old Bayou Vista, and Highland Bayou. The latest areas are in addition to the order already in effect for the Bolivar Peninsula, including the unincorporated areas of Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, High Island and Gilchrist. Residents who rely on medical assistance or those who cannot go without power for an extended period of time are encouraged to leave.
Brazoria County - Voluntary evacuation order issued for low-lying coastal areas inland of Intracoastal Waterway. There is also a voluntary evacuation for residents living along the San Bernard River, but mandatory evacuations may be necessary, according to the office of Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta.
Chambers County - A voluntary evacuation order has been issued for Smith Point, Cedar Point, all RV parks, those living in unanchored mobile homes and other low-lying areas known to flood.
Dickinson - City officials have issued a voluntary evacuation order for citizens with medical conditions and special needs as well as those in low-lying areas.
Freeport - In addition to a mandatory evacuation for low-lying areas, city officials are urging all residents to self-evacuate.
Galveston's West End - Voluntary Evacuation called for those with medical or access and functional needs on the West End of Galveston. Anyone who needs assistance leaving the island, please call 409-797-3701 or sign up online on the website www.galvestontx.gov/needaride.
Kemah - Residents who rely on medical assistance or those who cannot go without power for an extended period of time are encouraged to leave.
La Porte - As of 9:30a.m. Friday, the City has issued a Voluntary Evacuation order for the entire city prior to the arrival of Hurricane Harvey. The area remains under a Tropical Storm Warning and Storm Surge Watch, and expects to receive significant rainfall totals from this storm.
Seabrook - Voluntary evacuation issued with the elderly and those with medical conditions in mind. Residents encouraged to leave by noon on Friday, Aug. 25.
Sugar Land - All other Sugar Land and ETJ residents within levee districts outside those covered by the mandatory evacuation are under a voluntary evacuation at this time.
NOTE: Jersey Village has not issued a voluntary evacuation order, despite social media posts indicating otherwise.

Emergency officials have laid out evacuation routes for coastal communities, with storm surge dangers in mind.

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Herbologist said:

Anyone know anything about the Cypress area??  My grandmas house is near there

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This was at 290 and barker cypress a day or so ago

So Mattress Mack opened his doors for free to everyone, including pets last night.. Then today Joel Osteen has refused to let people shelter in his mega church, which could house up to 16,000 people.

http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/08/28/pastor-joel-osteen-closed-texas-megachurch-flood-victims-just-got-brutal-response/

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On the heels of Hurricane Harvey decimating Texas in what FEMA Director William “Brock” Long has called the “worst disaster in Texas history,” Houston-based pastor Joel Osteen has come under intense scrutiny for failing to open his megachurch’s doors to victims of the unprecedented flooding that has devastated the Houston area.

Osteen is a celebrity pastor at Houston’s Lakewood Church, which formerly housed the NBA’s Houston Rockets. The arena has a capacity of 16,800 people. Photos on social media seem to clearly depict a church that remains largely in tact despite the hurricane.

Even Dallas has begun prepping its main convention center into a “mega shelter” that can host 5,000 evacuees. While Dallas is a nearly four-hour drive from Houston, flood victims would be far better served in a venue that could fit three times as many people and is not nearly 250 miles away.

After Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans in 2005, the city’s largest venue, the Superdome, turned into an enormous storm shelter, housing approximately 16,000 people, the same amount that Osteen’s megachurch would have been able to house.

Besides Osteen’s logistical failings, there is an element of religious failing. The Bible preaches “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Whereas Osteen, who is worth upwards of $50 million, may have readily accepted churchgoers – and their donations – before the storm, the fact that he is nowhere to be found when he has an opportunity to give back to the community who made him rich is a testament to his true character and the mission of his church.

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CookieCrumbs said:

I'll never understand how someone can ever connect filthy rich and godly. I mean kinda rich sure. Multimillion dollars rich no.

But then again Texans are known for liking the big and flashy. So his filthy richness could be exactly why people like the fucker. I personally find it disgusting. People who don't have a fraction of his money give it to "the church" as alms and shit, to be as God would wish them to be, and that asshole can take baths in liquid gold. With all the good things he could donate that money to or foundations that could be made... Actually a bath in molten gold sounds appropriate.

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Shroomslip said:

Mesquite is almost certainly fine.. It's county is not one listed as being either voluntary or mandatory evacuation and it's really far up there..

Cypress on the other hand, if people are there, they should probably leave now. Thing I'm looking at now says the levee near I-45 could start overflowing by tomorrow morning. If they can't leave, they should see if they can relocate to somewhere high. Although as I said, it's basically going to be another 24 hours before that happens, so if they're going to higher ground, they need to find a place it can be permanent and take supplies and everything with them, plan on not being able to go back home. I realize with it being your grandma neither of those options are likely viable, so you might wanna reach out to family or friends around the area to go check on her or see if someone can go get her.


http://www.khou.com/weather/harvey/list-evacuation-orders-in-houston-area-due-to-harvey/467041358

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losfreddy said:

Herbologist said:

Anyone know anything about the Cypress area??  My grandmas house is near there

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This was at 290 and barker cypress a day or so ago

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Thank you both for the update!

My aunt was able to go pick up my Grandma and take her back to where they live.  So she is safe for now.  I am praying that it doesn't flood her house.  She can't afford a new one and she has cats that may have been left behind thinking she'd be back.  They have lots of food and water on high up areas in the home is what I am told but I still worry about all the animals too