From Beaufort County Emergency Services

Beaufort County has been assigned an out-of-county shelter in Louisburg, located in Franklin County (just north of Zebulon in Wake County). This shelter will be open starting Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. and will accept evacuees from Beaufort County. We urge all volunteer evacuees needing shelter to please utilize the shelter in Louisburg.

The Louisburg Shelter will be located at the Louisburg Armory at 200 S. Bickett Boulevard, Louisburg, NC 27549.

We will be providing a single transportation shuttle to the Louisburg shelter from Washington High School Wednesday evening. This shuttle will leave the Washington High School Shelter at 4 p.m. Wednesday evening.

Beaufort County will open a shelter at Washington High School beginning at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Please remember to bring necessities for several days, including blankets and pillows.

Transportation to the Shelter

Beaufort County will provide transportation to the Washington High School shelter from the following locations at designated times today:

Belhaven Food Lion Parking Lot
Wednesday, Sept. 12 — 2 p.m. departure time
Wednesday, Sept. 12 — 5 p.m. departure time
Aurora Fire Department
Wednesday, Sept. 12 — 2 p.m. departure time
Wednesday, Sept. 12 — 5 p.m. departure time
Blount’s Creek Fire Department
Wednesday, Sept. 12 — 2:30 p.m. departure time
Wednesday, Sept. 12 — 5:30 p.m. departure time
Chocowinity Food Lion Parking Lot
Wednesday, Sept. 12 — 3 p.m. departure time
Wednesday, Sept. 12 — 6 p.m. departure time

Animals for Shelter Attendees

Animals other than service animals are not allowed at the shelter nor on bus transportation. Shelter attendees with no other arrangement for animals may check their animal into the Beaufort County Animal Shelter. You must have a verification form provided by shelter staff to check your animal into the Beaufort County Animal Shelter.

Please remember that Hurricane Florence is a serious threat to our community. Please take every action available to keep yourself and your family safe.