HOUSTON – Eight years ago, Hurricane Rita threatened the Texas Gulf Coast, leading to the largest evacuation in U.S. history. Somewhere between 2.7 million and 3.7 million people evacuated the ...

Widespread evacuation orders are in effect in Florida ... in the Gulf of Mexico by either wind or pressure since Hurricane Rita in 2005," he said by email. Rita, which raged in late September ...

If you're a resident who needs to evacuate and find shelter, Pinellas County officials say that you should not assume a ...

Watson recalls Hurricane Rita in 2005 producing heavy rain ... While evacuations would be unlikely, it’s important to have an evacuation plan beforehand. “We are an evacuation route here ...

If an evacuation order is not issued for your area and your house is not part of an evacuation zone, you could consider ...