Fort Bend County Judge Robert Hebert issued both voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders Monday morning.
"A fifty-nine foot river level threatens to overtop many of the levees in our area. As a result, I am ordering both voluntary and mandatory evacuations for many of the levee improvement districts along the Brazos River, based on all specific facts pertaining to each levee," Hebert said in a
announcement posted to the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management's website.
The following areas are affected by the evacuation orders:
Mandatory evacuations:
- First Colony LID #1
- Fort Bend County LID #20
- Fort Bend County LID #6
- Fort Bend County LID #7
- Fort Bend County MUD #115
- Fort Bend County MUD #46
- Fort Bend County MUD #49
- Municipal Utility District #121
- Palmer Plantation #1
- Palmer Plantation #2
Voluntary evacuations:
- Fort Bend County LID #2
- Fort Bend County LID #10
- Fort Bend County LID #11
- Fort Bend County LID #14
- Fort Bend County LID #15
- Fort Bend County LID #17
- Fort Bend County LID #19
- First Colony LID #2
- Pecan Grove MUD
- Sienna Plantation
If you are uncertain whether or not your home is affected by the evacuation, you can view the interactive map provided by FBCOEM
here.
Those affected by the evacuation should gather their important belongings and seek shelter. There are two shelters open in Fort Bend County at the following locations per the American Red Cross'
website and Katy ISD's
website.
Sacred Heart Church - Family Life Center
507 South Fourth St., Richmond
Cinco Ranch High School
23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd. Katy
Gallery Furniture
7227 W. Grand Parkway South, Richmond,
281-407-7161
Red Cross Shelter at B.F. Terry High School
5500 Avenue N. Rosenberg
Morton Ranch High School
21000 Franz Road, Katy
Thurgood Marshall High School
1220 Buffalo Run, Missouri City (opens at 4 p.m.)
For information about other shelters, call 211.
Where to call for help:
For a life-threatening emergency call 911.
For a medical/functional emergency call 211.
Those in need of rescue should call 281-238-3430.
People needing assistance can call the US Coast Guard:
281-464-4851
281-464-4852
281-464-4853
281-464-4854
281-464-4855
Readers are advised to use caution when driving and to drive slowly. Driving too quickly can cause wakes of water to be pushed into homes and may not allow sufficient reaction time when encountering varying depths of water on roadways.
