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San Antonio Fire officials said more than 2,500 evacuees arrived Wednesday to be screened and provided with shelter ahead of Laura’s landfall. SAN ANTONIO — Downtown San Antonio was ‘uncommonly busy’ overnight as evacuees from southeast Texas sought out food and shelter ahead of Hurricane Laura’s landfall.  Evacuees were seen downtown, walking in the street, riding scooters, and eating at a local Denny’s.  One of the evacuees said that at one point, the Denny’s was…

San Antonio Fire officials said more than 2,500 evacuees arrived Wednesday to be screened and provided with shelter ahead of Laura’s landfall. SAN ANTONIO — Downtown San Antonio was ‘uncommonly busy’ overnight as evacuees from southeast Texas sought out food and shelter ahead of Hurricane Laura’s landfall.  RELATED: LIVE HURRICANE TRACKER | Laura continues moving inland, now as a Category 3 storm Evacuees were seen downtown, walking in the street, riding scooters, and eating at…

Staff were continuing to prepare rooms as hundreds of evacuees continue to arrive in the Alamo City. SAN ANTONIO — According to San Antonio Fire officials, more than 2,500 evacuees had arrived in San Antonio to be screened and provided with shelter as of Wednesday night as Hurricane Laura bears down on east Texas. Mayor Ron Nirenberg said there was no warning on the massive turnout. All day Wednesday, long lines of bumper-to-bumper buses and…

Staff were continuing to prepare rooms as hundreds of evacuees continue to arrive in the Alamo City. SAN ANTONIO — According to San Antonio Fire officials, more than 2,500 evacuees had arrived in San Antonio to be screened and provided with shelter as of Wednesday night as Hurricane Laura bears down on east Texas. Mayor Ron Nirenberg said there was no warning on the massive turnout. All day Wednesday, long lines of bumper-to-bumper buses and…

An overflow hospital facility at Freeman Coliseum that has been set up since spring welcomed its first occupants this week as people escaping Hurricane Laura arrived in San Antonio. As of Wednesday evening, 2,100 hurricane evacuees had been processed in San Antonio, Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. Some are staying at Freeman Coliseum, which had been set up as an overflow space if the number of local coronavirus patients exceeded bed space in area hospitals. There…

San Antonio Pets Alive takes in animals from Beaumont shelter before tropical storms hit. SAN ANTONIO — Thousands were ordered to evacuate East Texas cities this week ahead of the tropical storms and many of them are headed to San Antonio. But animals are going to need a place to stay too. San Antonio Pets Alive is stepping in to help. As Laura looms over the gulf, cars line Texas highways full of people looking…

click to enlarge Screen Capture / State of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a Wednesday press conference about Hurricane Laura. Gov. Greg Abbott cautioned East Texas residents that they could face “unsurvivable” 10- to 15-foot-high storm surges if they don’t leave before the Hurricane Laura makes landfall Wednesday evening. Laura, expected to grow into a Category 4 hurricane, according to the National Weather Service, will likely strike the coast near the Texas-Louisiana border around…

Several Texas State Parks along the coast are closing in response to Hurricane Laura, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Several Texas State Parks along the coast are closing in response to Hurricane Laura, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Photo: Texas Parks And Wildlife Department Photo: Texas Parks And Wildlife Department Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Several Texas State Parks along the coast are…

Josue Blanco, left, and Alex Mendez photograph waves generated by Hurricane Laura as they crash into the rock groin at 37th Street in Galveston, Texas on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Forecasters say Laura is rapidly intensifying and will become a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane before landfall. It’s churning toward Texas and Louisiana, gathering wind and water that swirls over much of the Gulf of Mexico. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP) less Josue…

On Tuesday, an evacuation center opened in a parking lot on Gembler Road near the AT&T Center. On Tuesday, an evacuation center opened in a parking lot on Gembler Road near the AT&T Center. Photo: Ken Branca Photo: Ken Branca Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 On Tuesday, an evacuation center opened in a parking lot on Gembler Road near the AT&T Center. On Tuesday, an evacuation center opened in…

Tuesday evening, several buses and lines of cars packed with families were lined up ready to check-in at the site on Gembler Road. SAN ANTONIO — The number of people seeking shelter in Bexar County stands at nearly 1,500, as of Wednesday morning. The City of San Antonio and Bexar County is assisting with Hurricane Laura evacuations. According to a press release from the San Antonio Fire Department, the Alamo City has been “asked to…

As Hurricane Laura bore down on the Texas Gulf Coast, Port Arthur native Ronzell Gonzales waited in a car outside a San Antonio Fire Department site near the AT&T Center.  Fire officials had set up the reception area Tuesday in an empty lot at 200 Gembler Rd., preparing for what local leaders originally expected to be around 50 Gulf Coast residents displaced by the approaching storm. But by around 10 p.m., about 20 charter buses…

Tuesday evening, several buses and lines of cars packed with families were lined up ready to check-in at the site on Gembler Road. SAN ANTONIO — The City of San Antonio and Bexar County is assisting with Hurricane Laura evacuations.  According to a press release from the San Antonio Fire Department, the Alamo City has been “asked to assist with sheltering a very small number of displaced residents.” RELATED: Texas should prepare for possibility Hurricane…

Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. SAN ANTONIO — The City of San Antonio and Bexar County will assist with Hurricane Laura evacuations.  In a press release from the San Antonio Fire Department, the Alamo City has been asked to assist with sheltering a very small number of displaced residents. All displaced residents and evacuees need to go to 200 Gembler Road to be checked in and to receive…

A girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. A girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery, AP Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 A girl wades towards her flooded home the…