Mandatory evacuation of ALL of Cape May County, as of Friday 8am, 750,000 people

[billy ross]

Evacuation ordered for all of Cape May Co. | Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/25/2011

[Dayman]

I told people to get out of there earlier today.

[Ella5]

There's mandatory evacuations for all Atlantic Co. shore points and Long Beach Island for 6am tomorrow also

[Minivanmama]

My niece lives in Cape May county and was evacuated. She said they weren't collecting tolls on many of the roads out to keep the traffic moving. This was earlier in the afternoon and she said it looked like thousands of cars were on the road.

[O.H. Lee]

"Take a 3-by-5 card and, with an indelible marker, write down your name, address, Social Security number, and next of kin. . . . Put on tie shoes and fold up the card and put it in the bottom of your left shoe so we can identify you when the hurricane is over."

Best quote so far.

Dayman, you guys are going to have your hands full this weekend. Good luck.

[Dayman]

I'm going to be securely home, because no boat crews are going out during this storm. After, well we'll see. I can be underway within an hour, so if they need us my go bag is ready to go but I imagine I'll be riding this one out at home.

[mixiboi]

Hopefully this goes trends away from the WCS.


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[mixiboi]

This is how serious this is:

]]Casinos Close, People Evacuate in A.C. | NBC Philadelphia


They were ALWAYS open during the winter storms...

[Mr Morley]

This is how serious this is:

]]Casinos Close, People Evacuate in A.C. | NBC Philadelphia


They were ALWAYS open during the winter storms...

Yeah, they're all supposed to be built to survive hurricanes (except Claridge's which has survived more than its fair share). I'd guess they're worried about a Katrina-trye situation, where they suddenly have large groups of people trapped in the hotels for an extrended period of time, though the tourists who were trapped in the hotels in New Orleans made out about as well as anyone.

[arjay]

It's the storm surge that's worrying them this time, that boardwalk could be destroyed.

[LUCas]

This is how serious this is:

]]Casinos Close, People Evacuate in A.C. | NBC Philadelphia


They were ALWAYS open during the winter storms...

Hell, even after the earthquake, the evacuated the hotels but let people stay at the tables.

[WWDaze]

The Wildwoods have imposed an islandwide curfew starting at 4pm tomorrow, maybe the rumors of possible looting are being taken seriously. Hopefully Greens will be open, what's a good hurricane without beer and smokes?

[mixiboi]

Some pictures of the ghost towns we call "the shore"

Phillyweather.net: The Ghost Town Known As Your Shore Town

[O.H. Lee]

I'm going to be securely home, because no boat crews are going out during this storm. After, well we'll see. I can be underway within an hour, so if they need us my go bag is ready to go but I imagine I'll be riding this one out at home.

Good for you. I go back just in time for the brunt of it.

Maybe I will have some stories to tell.

On the positive side, it will keep the flash mobs in check.

Haha.