(WBAP/KLIF) A third shelter has been opened by officials on Sunday afternoon; with efforts to continue to help residents along the upper Texas coastline find a safe place away from Hurricane Harvey. The plan has called for a total of three recreational facilities to be used as shelters, the Walnut Hills Rec Center, the Tommie M. Allen Center in South Dallas, as well as the Samuel Grand Center close to I-30.
In a tweet, the City of Dallas stated: “We are taking steps to open a 3rd shelter location at Samuel Grand Rec Center later today. #HurricaneHarvey.” Via the official @CityOfDallas twitter account.
The Walnut Hill shelter reached its capacity of 300 guests midday on Saturday morning around 11 a.m. According to the city say, the Tommie Allen shelter at 7071 Bonnie View Rd. opened on Saturday at 2 a.m.
If things get worse, the Convention Center will become a mega-shelter with space up to 5,000 people.
