Yes, actually the Houston media and Mayor White kept showing big maps of expected danger areas and asked only people in those areas to evacuate. They tried to organize it so people closest to the shore would leave first and then the next closest would leave, etc.

It didn't work out that way though. Everyone loaded up the car and headed out. The mayor got to the point of begging people not to add to the traffic chaos and for those of us who live near the evacuation routes to offer whatever help we could to the stranded motorists.

-Blast