A friend of mine was trying to get home to Magnolia from Louisiana during Rita. A small town cop stopped him in some little town in east Texas and told him he’d arrest him if he moved his car. It was right in the middle of the storm. My friend said he sat there for a few hours then hauled ass. That’s what you’ll run into in the small east Texas towns. All cops love catastrophes. They believe it gives them unlimited power.
The cop was probably following orders from the Mayor of the town or possibly the Governor.
Depending on where he was, Rita wasn’t a hurricane to be driving around in.
You not only risk your own life but the lives of rescue personnel if they choose to save you if you get in trouble.
You also have a problem with some people driving around looting vacant houses.
Good way to get yourself shot in E Texas.