WACO:
A warming center will be open in Waco from Friday, Jan 23 at 8 p.m. through Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. at the Waco Multi-Purpose Facility at 1020 Elm Avenue.
Cots, blankets and bottled water are available. Pets are welcome, but crates are required. Security personnel will be on-site.
The Salvation Army is also providing an emergency shelter at 300 Webster Ave. in Waco.
The shelter is seeking donations of:
- Bottled water
- Ground coffee
- Grab-and-go snacks (individually packaged)
MARLIN:
BELL COUNTY:
Youth Peace and Justice Foundation will activate 24-hour shelters for youth ages 13–18 and families affected by unsafe conditions from Jan. 24 - 26.
Locations are confidential - contact for access.
Phone: (254) 499-8027
uvaldefoundationforkids@gmail.com
www.theuvaldefoundation.com
KILLEEN:
WEST:
The Police Department will be opening a Warming Center at the West Community-Senior Center this weekend.
HEARNE:
UPDATE:
The Warming Station at the Teal Center located at 1302 Milton Street will remain open through Wednesday, Jan. 28, until noon.
The Hearne Police Department said it will continue to monitor weather conditions and will extend operations further if necessary.
ORIGINAL:
The City of Hearne announced it is opening the Teal Center to the public as a warming center on Friday, Jan. 23 at noon.
The Teal Center is located at 1302 Milton Street in Hearne, and will be open until Tuesday, Jan. 27 at noon.
Water will be provided at the warming center.
The city will have large equipment available to respond to city roads, bridges, property that have reports of ice and other reports of emergencies as well as other personnel on standby to respond to reports of water and electrical outages.
The Hearne Police Department will field calls for the city after normal business hours and through the weekend. Officers will conduct patrols of the Teal Center each morning, afternoon, and evening while it's open.
The city said TxDOT has started pretreating roads on Highway 6 and Highway 190 and crews will be working two shifts on Friday and Saturday, continuing to pretreat the highways on both days.
COPPERAS COVE:
Copperas Cove Civic Center
1206 W. Avenue B
Hours of Operation:
6:00 PM on January 23 - 8:00 AM on January 26
FREESTONE COUNTY:
• Fairfield Senior Services Center
201 N. Bateman Rd
Fairfield, TX 75840
• Southern Oaks VFD
120 Southern Oaks Dr
Streetman, TX 75859
• Streetman VFD
219 E. Main St.
Streetman, TX 75859
• Dew ISD Gym
606 County Road 481
Teague, TX 75860
• Corinth Baptist Church FLC
121 FM 489 W.
Teague, TX 75860
• Teague Community Center
511 E Main St.,
Opens 5:00 pm on Friday and will remain open through Monday
If a shelter loses power, alternate locations with power will be setup, if available.
LIMESTONE COUNTY:
There are several businesses and organizations offering a warm place to stay this weekend:
MEXIA:
Mexia First Assembly, 1100 N. Ross Ave.
Groesbeck: Living Proof Church, 1207 E. Navasota St
Thornton: Central Baptist Church, 203 E. 10th St, Thornton - Text Tracy Sims @ 254-747-3264, Brandon Verm @ 903-388-7366, or Tanya Webster @ 254-313-2240 before proceeding to facility
MILAM COUNTY:
Rockdale Street Ministries will be open throughout this weather event.
Rockdale VFD, Milano VFD, and Grace Church in Cameron are on standby and will open up on an as-needed basis.
HARKER HEIGHTS:
Harker Heights will open a warming center for the weekend weather. VFW Post 3892 at 201 VFW Drive will operate the center starting Friday at 7 p.m.
For updates, follow the City of Harker Heights Facebook page. For warming center information, call 254-213-3350.
NAVASOTA:
The City of Navasota is opening a warming center at the Navasota Center, located at 101 Stadium Drive starting Sunday, Jan. 25 at 8 a.m. and will remain open through Sunday and Monday, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The center will provide a safe space to get out of the cold, with bottle water, blankets, tables, and chairs. There are no cots available.
LOMETA:
The Lometa City Hall will serve as a warming center starting Saturday at noon. The warming center will offer hot coffee, hot chocolate, and snacks.
Located:
100 east San Saba St., Lometa
512-752-3691
BURNET COUNTY:
UPDATE, JAN. 25 4:45 p.m.:
Warming shelters open at 8:00 a.m. Saturday in Marble Falls and Burnet.
BRAZOS COUNTY:
A warming center will be available from Saturday, Jan. 24 to Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the First Methodist Church, located at 507 E 27th Street in Bryan.
The center is open during the day and overnight.
