Cold Weather Shelters Opening In Pinellas County

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — As forecasters at the National Weather Service predict wind chills in Pinellas County to drop temperatures to near-freezing Thursday morning, officials have announced the opening of cold weather shelters.

According to Pinellas County, its shelters will open Wednesday night, March 15 to provide people a hot meal, a warm place to stay and breakfast on Thursday morning. Shelters open between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and will close around 6 a.m. Thursday, unless otherwise noted.

The following shelters are expected to open Wednesday night:

Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church-Primary Shelter

• 110 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., Clearwater
• This shelter opens at 5 p.m.
• Call: 727-446-3001

St. Cecelia Catholic Church-Back-up Shelter

• 820 Jasmine Way, Clearwater
• This shelter only opens when Peace Memorial is full
• Call: 727-447-3494

Northwest Presbyterian Church

• 6330 54th Ave. N., St. Petersburg
• Call: 727-554-4551

The Turning Point

• 1810 5th Avenue N., St. Petersburg
• Call: 727-823-7811

Salvation Army

• 1400 4th St. S., St. Petersburg
• Call: 727-822-4954

Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast

• 7790 61st St. N., Pinellas Park
• Call: 727-547-5437

First United Methodist Church of Tarpon Springs

• 501 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs
• This shelter will open at 9:30 p.m.
• Call: 727-937-3271

Families in need of shelter are asked to call 2-1-1 to make arrangements.

For more information about the forecast for the next few days, check out this related story: Freeze Warning, Rough Waters: Tampa Bay Area Weather.

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