UPDATED: Police Order Mandatory Evacuations of Groton Long Point, Parts of Mystic, Noank and Other Low Lying Areas

The state has ordered a mandatory evauation of Groton Long Point and other low lying areas, and is asking residents to leave their homes by 7 p.m. Groton has will open a shelter at Fitch High School at 4 p.m.

Kathleen Moravsik, whose husband is the director of public works for Groton Long Point, said she recieved a call from the state informing her of the evaucation.

"I've got supper in the oven," she said. "I wasn't planning on doing anything until tomorrow." She said she was waiting for her husband, Rich Moravsik, to come home. He was traveling around the community with the Groton Long Point police, she said. The couple lives on Island Road.

Groton Town Police at the Town Department of Emergency Management issued a press release at 4 p.m. Sunday with this list of areas to be evacuated:

• Mumford Cove
• Esker Point
• Marsh Road, Noank
• Noble Ave, Noank
• Morgan Point
• Riverview Ave, Noank
• Front St., Noank
• Latham Lane, Noank
• Bayside Ave, Noank
• Elm St., South of Fishtown Road
• Tryon Ave., Noank
• Center St., Noank
• Cedar Road, Mystic
• Willow Point, West Mystic
• Fort Rachel Place, Mystic
• Gravel St., Mystic
• Pearl St., Mystic
• Grove St., Mystic
• Eldridge Ave, Mystic
• River Rd., Mystic
• Rte 27, Old Mystic
• No. Stonington Rd., Old Mystic
• The entire East side of Midway Oval
• Ring Drive, East of Meryl Court, Groton
• South Road, Groton
• Tower Ave, Groton
• Thomas Road, Groton
• High Rock Road, Groton
• Cranston Drive, Groton
• Hyrock Terrace, Groton
• High Rock Mobile Home Park.

If you are going to the shelter at Fitch High School, visit the Town of Groton website for a list of items to take with you.  

On East Shore Road in Groton Long Point and in Noank, some homeowners had boarded up their houses.

Jeff Pollard, of Noank, helped Ford's Lobster pull out every other plank from its docks. Last year, the waves crashed up under the planks and since the water had nowhere to go, it took down docks, Pollard said.

"I think it's going to be bad," he said.