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Evacuation

Local officials may call for evacuation in specific areas at greatest risk in your community. Residents will receive evacuation notice via television or radio, or door-to-door if necessary.

If you are told to evacuate, it is important to stay calm, listen carefully and follow all instructions.

If you're sure you have time, call your family contact to tell them where you are going and when you expect to arrive.

Shut off water and electricity, but leave natural gas ON unless local officials advise you otherwise. Only a professional can restore gas service once it's turned off, and this could take weeks in a disaster situation.

If you must choose quickly what to take with you, grab these things and go: medical supplies, disaster supplies (flashlight, batteries, radio, first-aid kit, bottled water), a change of clothes, sleeping bag or bedroll and pillow for each family member and car and house keys.

Falcon Heights residents will be directed to evacuation route on I-35W as designated in the Ramsey County Emergency Plan.

Traffic control points will be established at Snelling and Larpenteur and Cleveland and Larpenteur.

Mass transport for a large-scale evacuation will be coordinated at City Hall, 2077 W. Larpenteur, for residents living west of Snelling Avenue; and the Falcon Heights Elementary School, 1393 Garden for residents living east of Snelling Avenue.

Residents will be instructed to go to Morrison County to the County evacuation site.

Further instructions will be available once the evacuation notice is given.

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