Pasco Cold Weather Shelters Opening

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

According to Pasco County, its shelters will open Wednesday night, March 15 to provide people a warm place to stay. The anticipated low temperatures “and wind chills are dangerous to anyone who will be outside for a long period of time,” an email from the county said. “Children, the elderly, and pets are especially vulnerable to the cold and extra care should be taken to protect them.”

The county’s shelters will open at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 and close at 7 a.m. Thursday. Shelter information is as follows:

For Adult Men and Women Only

Joining Hands Missions

• 3333 U.S. 19 N., Suite 1, Holiday
• Call: 727-215-8084

Samaritan Project of Zephyrhills

• 5722 Eighth St., Zephyrhills
• People must be onsite between 5 and 7 p.m.
• Call: 813-810-8670

For Families

• West Pasco – Call United Way at 2-1-1
• East Pasco – Call 352-437-4815 before 7:30 p.m.

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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