Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has announced that four shelters, including a pet friendly shelter, will open to the public at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Mayor Gimenez asks that the shelters are used only as a last resort.
Here is the full list of shelters in Miami-Dade County, from Miami-Dade.gov. Not every shelter will be open for every evacuation. Residents can dial 311 for evacuation information:
Northeast Miami-Dade County
- Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior – 1410 NE 215th Street, North Miami-Dade 33179
- Highland Oaks Middle – 2375 NE 203rd Street, North Miami-Dade 33180
- North Miami Beach Senior – 1247 NE 167th Street, North Miami Beach 33162
- North Miami Senior – 13110 NE 8th Avenue, North Miami 33161
- Miami Central Senior – 1781 NW 95th Street, Miami 33147
Northwest Miami-Dade County
- Miami Carol City Senior – 3301 Miami Gardens Drive, Miami Gardens 33056
- Lawton Chiles Middle – 8190 NW 197th Street, Northwest Miami-Dade 33015
- Country Club Middle – 18305 NW 75th Place, Northwest Miami-Dade 33015
- Barbara Goleman Senior – 14100 NW 89th Avenue, Miami Lakes 33018
- Hialeah Gardens Senior – 11700 Hialeah Gardens Blvd., Hialeah Gardens 33018
Central Miami-Dade County
- Booker T. Washington Senior – 1200 NW 6th Avenue, City of Miami 33136
- Charles Drew Middle – 1801 NW 60th Street, City of Miami 33142
- Ronald Reagan Senior – 8600 NW 107th Avenue, Doral 33178
- Miami Coral Park Senior – 8865 SW 16th Street, Westchester 33165
- W.R. Thomas Middle – 13001 SW 26th Street, West Miami-Dade 33175
Southern Miami-Dade County
- South Miami Senior – 6856 SW 53rd Street, South Miami 33155
- Terra Environmental Senior – 11005 SW 84th Street, Miami 33173
- Felix Varela Senior – 15255 SW 96th Street West, Kendall 33196
- Robert Morgan Senior – 18180 SW 122nd Avenue, Miami 33177
- South Dade Senior – 28401 SW 167th Avenue, Homestead 33030
Currently, the evacuation of 2,200 special needs residents is underway.
Gimenez says that he has not issued any mandatory evacuations yet due to the fact that the storm has slowed and that officials have more time to assess the potential impact.
Visitors to the area are being urged to cut their vacations short and leave the area.