Hurricane Irma: Where To Find A Shelter With Space

MIAMI, FL — As Hurricane Irma lashes out on the Miami area, many people will undoubtedly be forced to seek out a shelter of last resort on Sunday or Monday. Miami-Dade County had opened 44 emergency shelters as of Sunday morning but 16 were already full. Patch breaks down the list by which shelters still have room and those that don't.

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There was only one pet-friendly shelter that still had availability as of Friday. The listing is in bold.

If you go to a shelter, make sure you bring you own sleeping bag or air mattress. toiletries, prescriptions, extra clothing, flashlight, personal items, and enough food and water for your family to remain at the shelter for an extended period. Don't forget pet food and related medications as well as diapers if needed. (For more hurricane news or local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Miami Patch, and click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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The following shelters still have space available with pet-friendly locations in bold:

• Amelia Earhart Elementary
  5987 East 7th Ave
  OPEN

• American Senior High
  18350 NW 67th Ave
  OPEN
• Andover Middle School
  121 NE 207 Street
  OPEN
• Barbara Goleman Senior High
  14100 NW 89th Ave
  OPEN
• Bob Graham Education Center
  15901 NW 79th Ave
  OPEN
• Coral Park Senior High
  8865 SW 16th Street
  OPEN
• Country Club Middle School
  18305 NW 75th Place
  OPEN
• Georgia Jones Middle School
  1331 NW 46th Street
  OPEN
• Hammocks Middle School
  9889 Hammocks Blvd.
  OPEN (This shelter no longer will accept pets)
• Hialeah Gardens Middle
  11690 NW 92 Ave
  OPEN
• Hialeah Gardens Senior
  11700 Hialeah Gardens Blvd.
  OPEN
• Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High
  7977 West 12th Ave
  OPEN
• Hialeah Middle School
  6027 E 7th Ave
  OPEN
• Hialeah Senior High
  251 East 47th Street
  OPEN.
• Hubert O. Sibley K-8 Academy
  255 NW 115th Street
  OPEN
• Lake Stevens Middle School
  18484 NW 48th Place
  OPEN
• Linda Lentin K-8 Center
  14312 NE 2nd Ct
  OPEN
• Miami Carol City Senior High
  3301 Miami Gardens Drive
  OPEN
• Miami Central Senior High
  1781 NW 95th Street
  OPEN
• Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
  5780 NW 158th Street
  OPEN
• Miami Norland Senior
  1050 NW 195th Street
  OPEN
• North Miami Beach Senior High
  1247 NE 167th Street
  OPEN
• Robert Morgan Senior High
  18180 SW 122nd Ave
  OPEN
• Ruben Dario Middle
  350 NW 97th Ave
  OPEN
• Shenandoah Middle
  1950 SW 19 Street
  OPEN
• W.R. Thomas Middle School
  13001 SW 26th Street
  OPEN

The following shelters are operating at capacity:

• Darwin Fuchs (Sunshine) Pavilion
  10901 Coral Way
  AT CAPACITY
  Pet Friendly
• Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center
  5950 NW 114th Ave
  AT CAPACITY
• Felix Varela Senior High
  15255 SW 96th Street
  AT CAPACITY
• G. Holmes Braddock Senior High
  3601 SW 147th Ave
  AT CAPACITY
• Highland Oaks Middle
  2375 NE 203rd Street
  AT CAPACITY
  Pet Friendly
• Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School
  15735 SW 144th Street
  AT CAPACITY
• Miami Edison Senior
  6161 NW 5th Ct
  AT CAPACITY
• Miami Killian Senior High
  10655 SW 97th Ave
  AT CAPACITY
• Miami Northwestern Senior High
  1100 NW 71st Street
  AT CAPACITY
• North Miami Middle
  700 NE 137 Street
  AT CAPACITY
• North Miami Senior High
  13110 NE 8th Ave
  AT CAPACITY
• Ronald Reagan Senior High
  8600 NW 107th Ave.
  AT CAPACITY
• South Dade Middle
  29100 SW 194 Ave
  AT CAPACITY
• South Dade Senior High
  28401 SW 167th Ave
  AT CAPACITY
• South Miami Senior (EHPA Bldg)
  6856 SW 53rd Street
  AT CAPACITY
• Terra Environmental Senior High
  11005 SW 84th Street
  AT CAPACITY

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Photo courtesy Miami-Dade County Police Department