Kitsap Severe Weather Shelters activated

Cold weather in the area prompts overnight shelters to open

February 4, 2019 1:30 am
Kitsap Severe Weather Shelters activated

Severe Weather Shelters to Open Monday, February 4A

Anticipating freezing weather conditions throughout the area, Kitsap County Severe Weather Shelters will be activated Monday, Feb. 4.

Hours of operation will be from 6 p.m. until 7 a.m. except as noted for the Village Green location. Guests will not be able to check into the shelter after 9 p.m. If no guests have checked into a shelter location by 9 p.m., that location will close for the evening.

Severe Weather Shelter locations are:

  • Gateway Fellowship, 18901 8th Ave NE in Poulsbo
  • Port Orchard United Methodist Church, 725 Kitsap Street
  • Silverdale United Methodist Church, 9982 Silverdale Way
  • Village Green Community Center, 26159 Dulay Road NE in Kingston – Note: This location will be open from 6:30 p.m. until 6:30 a.m.

Severe weather shelters serve all citizens in the area in need of safe overnight refuge when hazardous weather conditions are expected. Further activations will be weather dependent. For more information about the Kitsap County Severe Weather Shelter Program, call 211.