Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas ordered mandatory evacuations of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities starting at 6 a.m.

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"I'm a neurotic organizer, " says McMenemy, a freelance writer, blogger and nursing school student.

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Many of you know that I'm a community college professor, and I've had the great privilege over the years of teaching countless nursing students -- and I have to tell you, they're always my A students.

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