Pinellas Cold Weather Shelters Activated for Friday's Chill

As a cold front moves through the area, Pinellas County officials are taking no chances.

They’ve announced that cold weather shelters throughout the county will open Friday evening for use by those in need. Shelters open between 6 and 6:30 p.m., depending on the exact location, and will close around 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.

The National Weather Service is anticipating an overnight low of about 42 Friday with wind chill bringing the feels-like temperature into the near freezing range.

Pinellas shelters offer guests a hot meal and a warm place to stay, along with breakfast the following morning, the county noted in an email to media.

The following shelters for adult men and women open Friday:

Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church

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

Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast in Pinellas Park

• 7790 61st Street N.
• Call: 727-574-5437

Note: Transportation to and from this shelter and downtown St. Petersburg will be provided by Boley, Inc. Scheduled pick-ups from Williams Park and St. Vincent de Paul begin between 5 and 5:30 p.m.

Northwest Presbyterian Church

• 6330 54th Ave. N., St. Petersburg
• Call: 727-544-4551

Salvation Army

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

The Turning Point

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

St Timothy’s Lutheran Church

• 812 E. Tarpon Ave. Tarpon Springs

Families with children will be placed in motels or family shelters. For more information call Rhonda Abbott at 727-424-1355 or 727-528-5762, or Cliff Smith at 727-698-1809 or 727-893-7627.

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