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Coast braced for hurricane season as Floyd nears coast
As Floyd neared the Atlantic coast last September the Vitkauskas family fled inland in a two hour bumper to bumper crawl. More than 3 million people left coastal Florida Georgia and the Carolinas in the biggest peacetime evacuation. Officials plan better planning and one way inland traffic for 2000. Forecasters predict a period of intense hurricanes over the next two decades and urge all residents to have a plan. Florida Georgia and South Carolina improve evacuations warnings shelters and communications. Floyd caused 70 deaths and 6 billion in damage before Irene followed a month later. The 2000 season could be less active but intense hurricane activity may continue.
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Miami
Atlantic
Vitkauskas
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Bill Gray
Colorado
National Hurricane Center
Max Mayfield
South Carolina
Earl J. Baker
Florida State University
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
David Bishop
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Bishop
Division of Emergency Management
Floyd
North Carolina
Key West