1.   Along the Georgia coast, which also evaded the hurricane, hundreds of people left barrier islands Wednesday when officials called for voluntary evacuations.

2.   But Mrs. Googe thought the voluntary evacuation was a good idea.

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

4.   In South Carolina, Gov. David Beasley issued a voluntary evacuation order for Conway and Horry counties.

5.   In North Carolina, residents of Oracoke Island, along the southern terminus of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, began a voluntary evacuation last night.

6.   On Long Island, Gaffney, the county executive, said he might convert the voluntary evacuation of Fire Island into a mandatory one, depending on the conditions.

7.   The government, meanwhile, has rolled out a voluntary evacuation plan and extended the borders of the so-called Exclusionary Zone to about two-thirds of the island.

8.   The flight of the three Stoughton families, officials say, was a voluntary evacuation, not a mandatory one.

9.   Voluntary evacuations are underway in some areas.

10.   Other neighboring counties either asked for voluntary evacuation or planned to issue evacuation orders Wednesday.