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Hurricane Gilbert and Texas Evacuation Prep in 1988
In September 1988 Polk County Texas officials and residents prepared for Hurricane Gilbert, a predicted Cat 5 threat. The response involved coordinated shelters, command posts, generators, and aid by churches, Red Cross, utilities, and hospitals as evacuees moved toward safety and aid was organized for Mexico and South Texas.
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Neil Frank
Lions Club
Livingston
Khou Channel 11 TV
Houston
Frank
The
Lions
Gilbert
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Texas
Polk County
Highway Department
Red Cross
Don Staples
Camp Cho-Yeh
Bill Kennedy
Orval Barger
First Baptist
Central Baptist
Corpus Christi
East Texas
Polk County Law Enforcement Center
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative
Onalaska
Bob Goodson
City Hall
Livingston Vfd
Corky Cochran
Elridge Striedel
Sheco
Jerry Collison
Staples
Mexico
Polk
Gilbert Shep Green
George Green
Hammer
Dan Deutsch
James Poss
Salvation Army
John Thompson
LPD
Alice Tywater