Two shelters will be open to evacuees in the Washington area at 4 p.m., Beaufort County government announced.

The shelters will be located at P.S. Jones Middle School and Washington High School.

“These two shelters provide us with full back-up power supply and pooled resources to sufficiently handle evacuees from low lying areas of Beaufort County,” Jim Chrisman, interim county manager, said in a news release.

The county has ordered a mandatory evacuation of all low-lying, flood-prone areas. Anyone who has flood insurance or has encountered flooding at his or her current residence is being told to evacuate immediately.

For more information, call the Beaufort County Emergency Operations Center at 252-946-2046.

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