HomeMy WebLinkAboutHurricane Alicia critique 1983 In preparation for approaching Hurricane Alicia, Brazos
County Civil Defense Director, Jake Canglose, called a special
meeting for 9:00 a.m., Wed., August 17, 1983, in the radar room
of the 0&M Bldg. at TAMU to coordinate county -wide emergency
plans. In attendance were officials from Brazos County and
the cities of Bryan and College Station.
Alicia hit the Galveston -area coast about 2:00 a.m.
Thurs, August 18, with 115 mph winds and 12 -foot tides.
Alicia moved inland to Houston, North through Montgomery
County and hit Brazos County at approximately 12:00 noon
Thurs. Locally, winds of mph with gusts up to
mph were experienced.
Brazos County Civil Defense office at the Brazos Center
was open on a continuing basis from 12:00 noon Wed. until
5:00 p.m. Thurs. at which time the hurricane had passed
through the Brazos Valley; Alicia was downgraded to a tropical
storm at approximately 3:00 p.m. Thurs. The Civil Defense
office was staffed by Jeridan Strong and Millie Parrack;
also, 2 Bryan Police Dept. Officers assisted from 10:00 p.m.
Thurs. until 6:00 a.m. Friday.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at the Brazos Center, Jake Canglose
again met with all the people involved in emergency planning -
Civil Defense workers, Red Cross, city and county officials,
and utility directors - to confirm that all the emergency
measures had been completed.
The Red Cross was notified at approximately 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday to prepare to set up shelters for the evacuees.
At about 5:00 p.m. Martha Nix set up a processing center
at the Brazos Center to receive the evacuees. After some
difficulty locating officials to unlock Bryan High School,
a shelter was set up in Bryan High; it remained open until
Friday at which time evacuees were advised that it was safe
to return to their homes. According to the Red Cross,
36 families were sheltered at Bryan High; there were 71
people in /shelter on August 17, and 51 people on August 18.
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