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Caller-Times Special

Hurricane Bret showed Coastal Bend residents need a more viable evacuation plan. Caller-Times examines whether this issue is being properly addressed. Nov. 1,1999 Raising the JFK Causeway Oct. 9,1999 I-37 storm plan: No diversion Oct. 1,1999 1-way I-37 an option, not policy Sept. 30, 1999 County judges along I-37 to discuss evacuation Sept. 26, 1999 Crises raise doubts about Bush's ability to run for office, run state Sept. 23, 1999 Bush silent, S. Carolina governor acts Sept. 22, 1999 Meeting on I-37 planned Sept. 21, 1999 Area sheriffs were ready to clear I-37 Sept. 19, 1999 ... 4-Lane Evacuation ... • Georgia made it happen • Texas didn't Sept. 15, 1999 I-16 made one-way to flee Floyd Sept. 8, 1999 Best laid plans of evacuation planners Sept. 3, 1999 Evacuation meeting scheduled Sept. 1, 1999 San Antonio blames Bret, evacuees for air pollution Aug. 31, 1999 • DPS: Traffic reroute on I-37 unlikely • Callers make suggestions about hurricane evacuation Aug. 30, 1999 State: Evacuation bottleneck OK Aug. 29, 1999 Evacuation: Why people go or stay Aug. 25, 1999 100,000 evacuate 7-county disaster area Aug. 24, 1999 South Texas hurricane refugees get warm welcome at San Antonio shelters Aug. 23, 1999 The Great Escape Aug. 22, 1999 Evacuation map

General

• Survey - Bret: Did you evacuate or stay put?

• Talk about Hurricane Bret
  
  
• The Bret photo galleries
  
  

September 24, 1999

September 14, 1999

September 11, 1999

September 8, 1999

September 7, 1999

September 4, 1999

August 31, 1999

• Disaster relief funds available to residents

August 29, 1999

• 600 volunteers converge to clean up city

August 28, 1999

• Red Cross checks damage before distributing aid

August 27, 1999

• How Padre Island access was denied

• Tracks of hurricanes that affected Corpus Christi

August 26, 1999

• Lack of pre-storm city shelters questioned

• Food is scarce for those living in Kenedy County

• Salvation comes in all forms

August 25, 1999

• Floods menace Falfurrias

• 'You needed help. I'm here to help you'

• City set for long cleanup

• Callers share their memorable experiences of Hurricane Bret

• After Bret: It's business as usual in Port A

• Bret brings mosquitoes, other pests

• Important telephone numbers (updated)

August 24, 1999

The front page of Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999. Click here to enlarge (size: 196k).

• Road conditions update

• More community and business information

• Channel 6 community information updates

• Cleanups and sighs of relief

• No lights, toilet or food

• Principal hopes flooded school will reopen Friday

• Government still assessing damage to South Texas counties

• Residents, officials ponder what went right, what went wrong

• Hurriedly packing the car to escape Bret's wrath: I take it, I take it not...
  
  
• Furred, feathered refugees find a place of shelter in SA

• Surfers of all kinds make the most of Bret's wake

• Baby Kyla just wouldn't wait the storm out

• Thousands of Bret's refugees forced to seek shelter out of town

• Electrical fire damages Flour Bluff home

• Tips for filing your claim for insurance benefits after storm

August 23, 1999

• Bret drenches South Texas

• Happiness is the last spot on the ferryboat
  
  
• Rugged few stay behind in Mexico

August 22, 1999

• Some board windows as others wait

• Inchon sailors prepare to face hurricane

• More storm scenes
  
  
• Storm surge explanation

• Measuring a hurricane's strength

• Hurricane safety information

• Instructions for boarding up windows

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