A Red Cross emergency shelter remained open at Centralia Middle School for flood victims Saturday night, but the shelter will move to the 4-H building on the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Sunday so the Centralia School District can resume normal school operations, stated the county in a news release.
Individuals needing shelter from the flooding can still go to Centralia Middle School on Saturday.
The transition to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, located at 1909 S. Gold St. in Centralia, will happen mid-morning on Sunday, according to the county.
Those seeking shelter with animals — pets, not livestock — can bring them to the shelter Saturday evening, or after that transition to the fairgrounds on Sunday. There is a safe location outside the 4-H building to put people’s pets, as they are not allowed inside the shelter. It is the owner of the animals’ responsibility to care for and monitor their animal, stated the county.
The county will make another announcement when the shelter changes locations.
There are still about 52 individuals utilizing the shelter, including close to a half-dozen residents from Grand Mound who left their homes Saturday, said Ross McDowell, deputy director of Lewis County Emergency Management.
