While Hurricane Dorian threatens SC, the Red Cross has opened dozens of coastal refuges | Hurricane

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While Hurricane Dorian began ravaging the coast of South Carolina earlier today, dozens of American Red Cross shelters are available to residents.

According to the National Hurricane Center, the major storm is expected to result in a potentially deadly storm surge and coastal flooding.

The Red Cross opened the evacuation shelters in partnership with the emergency management departments and the S.C. Department of Social Services.

Officials advised residents to be cautious in the event of a storm when heading to shelters.

"Please consider the instructions of the emergency officials, the displacements will become a treachery," said Ben Williamson, spokesman for the Palmetto Red Cross (SC) region.

The following shelters are open:

Hurricane Wire is a newsletter that appears during the hurricane season and provides all those living on the East Coast with all the information they need to know about the storms that are getting ready in the Atlantic and beyond.
  • Manning High School – 2155 Paxville Highway, Manning.
  • Williamsburg County – Rec. 2084 Thurgood Road Marshall, Kingstree.
  • CE Murray High School – 222 CE Murray Blvd, Greeleyville.
  • Berkeley Middle School – 320 N. Live Oak Drive, Moncks Corner.
  • St. Stephen Elementary – 1053 Russellville Road, St. Stephen.
  • East Clarendon High School – 1171 Pope Street, Turbeville.
  • Dubose Middle School – 1000 School Road Dubose, Summerville.
  • Conway High School – 2301 Church Street. Conway.
  • Loris High School – 301 Loris Lions Road, Loris.
  • Ocean Bay High School – 905 International Drive, Myrtle Beach.
  • Ridgeland Elementary-Elementary Complex – 250 Jaguar Road, Ridgeland.
  • Lake Marion High School – 3656 Tee Vee Road, Santee.
  • Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School – 601 Bruin Drive, Orangeburg.
  • Mayewood Middle School – 4300 E. Brewington Road, Sumter.
  • D.P. Cooper Elementary School – 4568 Seaboard Road, Salters.
  • Hemingway High School – 402 S. Main Street, Hemingway.
  • Charleston County Coastal Pre-Release Center – 3765 Leeds Ave., North Charleston.
  • Pleasant Hill Elementary – 127 Schoolhouse Road, Hemingway.
  • Stall High School – 3625 Ashley Phosphate, North Charleston.
  • Zucker Middle School – 6401 Dorchester Road, North Charleston.
  • Clarendon One Community Resource Center – 1154 4th Street, Summerton.
  • Cane Bay High School – 1624 State Road, Summerville.
  • North Myrtle Beach High School – 3750 Sea Mountain Highway, Little River.
  • Aynor Middle School – 2950 Carner Avenue, North Charleston.
  • Voorhees College Leonard E. Dawson Resource Center for Health and Humans – 5573 Voorhees Road, Denmark.
  • Colleton County High School – 150 Cougar Nation Drive, Walterboro.
  • Westview Middle School – 101, boul. Westview, Goose Creek.

Residents who evacuate are encouraged to bring the following essential elements for each person:

  • Pillows and blankets.
  • Prescriptions and emergency drugs.
  • Foods that meet unusual dietary requirements.
  • Hygiene products and other comfort items.
  • Supplies needed for children and infants, such as diapers, formula and toys.
  • Special items for elderly or disabled family members.
  • Chargers for electronic devices.

reach Cleve O 'Quinn 843-937-5566. Follow him on Twitter @CleveOQuinn.

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