Zone concept used in researcher’s
coastal hurricane evacuation plan
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. 1980
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‘Kaifengje^: By BRIAN BLALOCK
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soitwasdfft! A hurricane evacuation plan for
mains today, Harris, Galveston and Brazoria
i the mustywmi counties is being developed by a
g museum, J Texas A&M University researcher.
Dr. Carlton Ruch of the Center for
build a nett-. Strategic Technology is developing
is will be diif the plan with local government offi-
luseum directs; cials and civil defense authorities.
The counties will be divided into a
es are inscrib number of zones based on popula-
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second stone to flooding. Ruch said dividing the
w "the patriaitij 8163 * n t° zones makes it easier to
ed the script", notify people in a specific area when
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ham (A-WuLof; It’s so you can let the people
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legations trae? lo re their evaucation roads will be
le carts and hi; flooded,” he said,
the Chinese Ruch said the evacuation plan will
use a storm surge model developed
by the National Weather Service
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By LISA MARTIN
Campus Reporter
; Last fall, the Bryan-College Sta
tion community acquired what many
other cities have — a full symphony
chestra.
The Brazos Symphony Orchestra
(BSO) was formed to provide the
community with high quality sym
phonic music said Ron Newton,
Jpresident of the Brazos Symphony
fprchestra Society (BSOS).
I The orchestra’s goal is to have four
to five concerts per year. The orches-
11 n nno [tra will perform at 3:30 p.m. Sunday
llr rU/in Rudder Theater. Tickets may be
Y . i » na purchased at the Rudder Box Office.
MnnU I “The orchestra is a non-profit
organization composed of people
from all walks of life, ” Newton said.
^There are high school students, stu
dents and staff from Texas A&M Uni-
rsity and residents of the Bryan-
lollege Station area in the orches-
Newton said.
“The Bryan Community Arts
Council had previously started a
Itrings music program with the help
of the federal grants which is now an
active part to the curriculum in the
Bryan schools,” Newton said.
I “Now all these high school stu
dents are coming up through the
program in order to have some place
sto perform.”
. The orchestra has a committee
Composed of local professional musi
cians and several faculty members
[from Sam Houston State University
|vhich auditions prospective mem
bers, Newton said.
B “Consequently, a lot of Aggies
have auditioned and are now re
hearsing on a weekly schedule,”
Newton said. “There is no age limit,
yone who has the talent and has
|he inclination to undergo the rigor-
s rehearsal schedule is invited to
ludition for the orchestra.
“In addition to this, the committee
ill bring in people from outside the
immunity, professional musicians,
if they feel they need to augment one
of the orchestra,” Newton said.
There are about 40 members in
the orchestra, Newton said.
3 lpacPfHWittt ■ The g° al of the orchestra is to
icddeuv* eventually reach as many people
empting Pood! who have the talent and interest to
3lnc Tov have afull orchestra oflocal people,”
lib Id*. Newton said.
I The BSOS will assist the orchestra
M tn T'lM P S N providing a forum for the concerts
' 1 ' J|and a financial base, Newton said.
—®’he society performs the routine
activites of scheduling perform-
EONESDAY ,ances > publicity, and ticket sales
^without the performances being in-
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“The society is also interested in
ken Fried Steal ^acting a large number of people
r vho would like to join the society
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ped Potatoes an Inancial base for the Orchestra.”
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ment of a storm through computer
printouts. It also gives the projected
depth and location of the storm
surge.
Storm surges are tidal movements
on a coastland associated with a
storm’s movement.
He said the model would also give
reports every 10 minutes on the wa
ter levels at critical areas like the
Baytown Tunnel, where rising water
could cut off roads.
Ruch said by using these reports
emergency coordinators could pre
dict how soon certain areas and
escape routes would be flooded.
He said a survey would be con
ducted soon in the three counties to
determine the number of people
who would evacuate an area, de
pending on the evacuation routes
needed and the number of public
shelters required to house the evacu
ated people.
Ruch said the plan was being
funded through the governor’s office
and the Department of Commerce.
Work on the plan began in the fall of
1979 and it is expected to be usuable
by the 1981 hurricane season.
The plan is being developed with
coordination and communication be
tween the representatives of local
governments, media agencies and
other organizations such as the Texas
Coastal and Marine Council, Nation
al Weather Service, Department of
Public Safety, American Red Cross
and the Texas Department of High
ways and Public Transportation.
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