The UH Emergency Management Team is continuing to monitor the progress of Hurricane Ike. The most current forecast calls for wind and rain in the Houston area, but "how much" and "how bad" is unknown.

Our plan at this time calls for the university to be open Thursday. Plans for Friday have not been determined.

However, to help our students, faculty and staff make plans for their particular situations, the following current evacuation information for Harris, Brazoria and Galveston Counties is provided below: 

Harris County is not calling for evacuations at this time.

This morning, Brazoria County issued a mandatory evacuation order for special needs residents and those residing in zip code 77541, which includes Freeport, Hideaway Gulf, Turtle Cove, Surfside, Quintana, Treasure Island, Oyster Creek, Jones Creek and River's End. A voluntary evacuation was called for all other zip codes in this area.

Also, a voluntary evacuation was issued to residents living on Galveston's west end.
The Harris County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is now working on a 24-hour schedule monitoring Ike and is prepared to help neighboring counties affected by this hurricane.

If Hurricane Ike becomes a major threat to Harris County, officials will inform our residents and a decision for immediate evacuations would be ordered.

Although, Harris County has not ordered evacuations, officials encourage residents to prepare, and make the necessary decisions to protect their family, pets and property.

(The next regular Emergency Communications update is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at this site:  http://www.uh.edu/emergency )

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