1.   Along the western coastline, Collier County officials ordered the mandatory evacuation of low-lying areas in Naples, as well as Marco Island and the Isle of Capri.

2.   At midday Wednesday, they ordered mandatory evacuations from Sebastian Inlet north to the Georgia border.

3.   Authorities ordered the mandatory evacuation of mobile home dwellers and urged those living in low-lying areas to leave because of the danger of flooding.

4.   Bill Davidges said of the mandatory evacuation that sent him out of the Outer Banks.

5.   A handful of people had refused to leave the island despite the mandatory evacuation that had been in place.

6.   Coastal counties were under a mandatory evacuation, especially those living in mobile or manufactured homes and along the beaches.

7.   Coastal officials planned to go to a mandatory evacuation, based on overnight reports from the National Hurricane Center.

8.   Days before the river crested, most of the area was under a mandatory evacuation order.

9.   Eight Panhandle counties issued voluntary evacuation orders and Franklin County has issued mandatory evacuation orders for St. George Island, Alligator Point and Dog Island.

10.   Gov. David Beasley of South Carolina Wednesday ordered a mandatory evacuation of the barrier islands, the beachfront and the low-lying areas in a half-dozen coastal counties.