What's open, closed in South Florida due to Hurricane Dorian

MIAMI – As Hurricane Dorian looms in the Atlantic Ocean and within striking distance of South Florida, here is a list of closings throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

AIRPORT, PORT, RAILWAYS

• Miami International Airport remains open and is monitoring the storm. Airport will shut down once tropical storm winds are recorded.
• PortMiami has reopened for all business.
• Brightline suspended service Monday. All Brightline stations, including West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Virgin MiamiCentral, will close until train service resumes.  
• Tri-Rail service will resume a regular weekday service on Wednesday

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

• Miami-Dade courts are still scheduled to be open Tuesday, Sept. 3, but weather may change those plans.
• The South Florida Water Management District will temporarily close all SFWMD-managed land and all land managed in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to public access at 5 p.m. Friday. 
• City of Miami regularly-schedule Solid Waste services, including garbage pickup, recycling and bulky waste pickup conclude at close of business Friday and no scheduled service will be provided until further notice.
• Eleventh Judicial Circuit closed court operations at 3 p.m. Friday, August 30.
• Miami-Dade Animal Services is open Saturday.

SCHOOLS

• CLICK HERE for a complete list of storm-related school closures.

SHELTERS

• No evacuation orders have been ordered. Shelters will be opened once officials declare evacuations are necessary.

PARKS

• City of Miami Parks & Recreation facilities will operate as normal until close of business on Saturday.
• All parks, playgrounds and pools in Miami Beach will be closed beginning at noon Saturday.
• City of Aventura parks are currently closed.
• Jungle Island will close Saturday through Tuesday, Sept. 3

MEDICAL FACILITIES

• Baptist Health facilities that will be closed Tuesday:

•    Wellington Diagnostic Center
•    Bethesda Diagnostic Center
•    Miami Beach (Diagnostic & Endoscopy)
•    Northpoint Surgery Center
•    Baptist Eye Surgery Center
•    Flagler Endoscopy Center
•    South Palm Surgery Center

• All Pediatric Associates offices will be closed Sunday through Tuesday. Doctors, however, will be available to patients needing medical care on the KidzDocNow app.

EVENTS

• Big Cypress National Preserve visitor centers and administrative facilities will be closed starting Saturday. Backcountry and hunting access into the Preserve will remain open.
• The COLORS Presents: R&B Only event at The Fillmore Miami Beach has been rescheduled for Sept. 20. All tickets will be honored on the new date.
• The Miami Seaquarium will be closed Tuesday and plans to reopen Wednesday.
• Jungle Island will reopen Wednesday.

BROWARD COUNTY

AIRPORT, PORT, RAILWAYS

• Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closed at noon Monday. It reopened at noon Tuesday.
• Palm Beach International Airport closed Monday. It was scheduled to reopen at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
• Port Everglades has reopened.
• Brightline will suspend service on Monday. All Brightline stations including West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Virgin MiamiCentral will close until train service resumes.  
• Tri-Rail service will resume a regular weekday service on Wednesday
• Lockdown process for all drawbridges in Broward begins at Noon Saturday. By 8 p.m., ALL drawbridges will be locked down until further notice.
• All Miami-Dade County marinas to close Sunday at sundown until further notice.

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

• All Broward County government offices closed through Tuesday.
• Broward County Judicial Complex closed through Tuesday.
• The South Florida Water Management District will temporarily close all SFWMD-managed land and all land managed in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to public access at 5 p.m. Friday.
• All Broward County library locations will be closed starting Saturday until further notice. Book drops will be locked and late fees will not be charged during emergency weather closures.

SCHOOLS

• CLICK HERE for a complete list of storm-related school closures.

SHELTERS

• Broward County will be opening three special needs adults shelters and one pediatric special needs shelter at 2 p.m. Sunday. Broward County is still accepting applications for special needs residents. To register, call the Emergency Hotline at 311 or 954-831-4000

MEDICAL FACILITIES

EVENTS

• Igloo Cooler Festival in Fort Lauderdale scheduled Sunday at Snyder Park has been canceled.
• Fort Lauderdale's Sunday Jazz Brunch on the Riverwalk has been canceled.
• Firecracker Criterium races in Fort Lauderdale on Monday have been canceled.
• Summer Music in the Park series scheduled for Saturday in Fort Lauderdale's Hortt Park has been canceled. 
• Chris Brown's INDIGOAT Tour at the BB&T Center has been canceled.
• TRIM outreach event scheduled for Tuesday, September 3 at Milander Center has been canceled. 

PARKS

• Broward County regional and neighborhood parks, nature centers and natural areas open Friday. Campgrounds, rental halls and water parks will be closed starting Saturday.
• Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale will be closed Sunday, September 1 and Monday, September 2. There will be no dog park or dog swim available on those days.

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