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Reception Centers and Evacuation Routes

SECTOR NUMBEREVACUATION ROUTERECEPTION CENTER(S)
 A-2 Travel north to U.S. Highway 72
 and crossing Highway 72,
 follow evacuation route signs north.
 Elkmont
 High School
 B-2 Travel north to U.S. Highway 72
 and then east on Highway 72
 following evacuation route signs.
 As an alternate route, those
 traveling east through Sector
 B-10 may continue east to Peets
 Corner and then proceed north.
 Ardmore
 High School
 A-5 Travel north to U.S. Highway 72
 and crossing Highway 72, follow
 evacuation route signs north.
 Residents in the western portion
 of Sector A-5 may travel northeast on
 Baker Hill Road following
 evacuation route signs.
  Elkmont High School
 B-5 Travel north to U.S. Highway 72
 and then east on Highway 72 following
 evacuation route signs. As
 an alternate route, those traveling
 east through Sector B-10 may continue
 east to Peets Corner
 and then proceed north
 Ardmore High School
 A-10 Travel north or northeast,
 following evacuation route signs.
  Elkmont High School
 B-10 Travel northeast on Highway 251
 or travel east following
 evacuation route signs.
 Ardmore High School
 K-10 Proceed to U.S. Highway 72,
 then northeast on Baker Hill
 Road following evacuation route signs.
 Elkmont
 High School

AREAS OUTSIDE OF TEN-MILE EMERGENCY PLANNING ZONE

Residents living outside of the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone and east of AL Hwy.
99 should proceed east toward Madison County and follow the blue and white Browns Ferry Reception Center signs to a Reception Center in Madison County.

Residents living outside of the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone and west of AL Hwy. 99 should proceed west toward Lauderdale County to Brooks High School on U.S. Hwy. 72.

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