EAST HAVEN, Conn. — East Haven Police Department has announced mandatory evacuation zones this afternoon that must be completed by 9 p.m. tonight.
They warn emergency crews will not be able to rescue residents who do not leave until the storm subsides.
The following streets are asked to evacuate by tonight:
Atwater Street
Atwater Street Extension
Beach Ave
Beachside Avenue
Brazos Road
Bradford Avenue
Cambridge Court
Canna Drive
Caroline Road
Catherine Street
Center Avenue
Coe Avenue between Cosey Beach Avenue and Wilkenda Avenue
Cold Spring Street
Cosey Beach Avenue
Cosey Beach Avenue Extension
Cosey Beach Road
Dewey Avenue
Ellis Road
Farview Road
First Avenue
George Street between Bradford Avenue and Wilkenda Avenue
Hampton Road
Henry Street between Bradford Avenue and Wilkenda Avenue
Hobson Street
Fairview Road
First Avenue
Jamaica Court
Maturo Drive
Meadow Place east of North Atwater Street
Minor Road
Montouk Street
Morgan Avenue
Morgan Terrace
Morris Avenue
North Atwater Street
Old Town Highway
Palmetto Trail
Pequot Street
Phillip Street
Roses Farm Road
Second Avenue
Seaview Avenue
Shell Beach Road
Sibley Lane
Silver Sands Road between South Shore Drive and South End Road
Smith Street
South End Road
South Shore Drive
South Street
Stanton Road
Stoddard Road
Supa Drive
South Shore Drive
Stevens Street between Bradford Avenue and Wilkenda Avenue
Stoddard Road
Wilkenda Avenue
Residents of these streets can shelter at North Branford Intermediate School on Foxon Road at 6 p.m. or Career High School on Legion Avenue in New Haven at 7 p.m. COVID testing will be available on-site.
The department encourages evacuees to stay with friends or family rather than the shelters.
The latest track from the National Hurricane Center has Henri making landfall as a category 1 hurricane in Connecticut Sunday afternoon.
Gov. Ned Lamont has declared a state of emergency for all of Connecticut in anticipation of the storm's arrival.
The Connecticut State Emergency Operations Center will become partially activated on Saturday, August 21, and fully active Sunday morning.
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