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Mandatory Evacuations Issued in Parts of Polk County

Flooded residential street at a stop sign

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Conditions are so bad in Polk County after storms Sunday and Monday that evacuation orders have been given for parts of the county.

On Facebook, the County posted:

”POLK COUNTY MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER FOR AREAS ALONG THE TRINITY RIVER AND BELOW THE LAKE LIVINGSTON DAM

APRIL 29, 2024 - EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

County Judge Sydney Murphy has issued a MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER for the unincorporated areas of the County along the Trinity River and below the Lake Livingston Dam. Please see the Order below for details.”


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