01:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 19, 2006

The state has the use of 26 Red Cross-approved hurricane shelters that will house evacuees during a storm. Here's where they are located:

Barrington

One: Primrose Hill School.

East Greenwich

Two: Swift Gym and East Greenwich High School.

East Providence

Two: Riverside Middle School and East Providence High School.

Middletown

Two: Joseph H. Gaudet Middle School and Middletown High School.

Narragansett

One: Pier Middle School

North Kingstown

One: Wickford Middle School.

Pawtucket

Five: E. Baldwin Elementary School; Curwin McCabe Elementary School; Nathanael Greene Elementary School; Jenks Junior High School; and F.J. Varieur Elementary School.

Portsmouth

One: Portsmouth High School.

Providence

Five: Hope High School; Alfred Lima School; Springfield Middle School; B. Jae Clanton School; and Mount Pleasant High School.

Richmond

One: Chariho Middle School.

South Kingstown

One: South Kingstown High School.

Tiverton

One: Tiverton Middle School.

Westerly

One: Spring Brook Elementary School.

Seekonk, Mass.

Two: George R. Martin School and Seekonk High Schook. Both are available to evacuating East Bay residents.