I’m not too far from Houston.
I stayed put for Rita and Ike.
No way I was getting into that traffic with Rita.
Friend of mine did. She made it less than 100 miles in 24 hours, closer to 75 miles.
Think of what it would be like if every major city in the US tried to evacuate at the same time.
With Rita people at least had somewhere to go.
Where would people in Houston area go if the Dallas area was also being evacuated?
Serious? There are tons of places. East Texas has plenty of places. But, that all depends on the ‘reason’ for the leaving.
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. Local sheriff’s offices in Texas had all the rural roads closed. Supposedly that won’t be done next time. The only time to bug out from a place like Houston is to move to a small rural town with woods for hunting, waterways for fishing, a climate that will support growing food and drinkable water way before anything happens.