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Georgia warming centers: Shelters open ahead of freezing temperatures

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  October 18, 2022 10:16pm EDT
Winter Weather
FOX 5 Atlanta

Tuesday Evening Weather Update

A real chilly day will give way to cold night and morning. Lows will flirt with the record low on Wednesday. Sunny and warmer by the Weekend. Here is the breakdown.

ATLANTA - Several Georgia counties and municipalities announced they have opened warming centers for people without shelter or power during the weekend's frigid temperatures.

Most of metro Atlanta is under a Freeze Warning from midnight until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Temperatures in some areas could dip as low as 27 degrees for a significant period of time.

Here is a list of the announced warming shelters:

DeKalb County

Several DeKalb County fire stations will be open overnight beginning at 8 p.m. Tuesday, serving as warming stations.

Those are:

  • Fire Station 3, 100 N. Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, GA 30002
  • Fire Station 4, 4540 Flakes Mill Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294
  • Fire Station 6, 2342 Flat Shoals Road, Atlanta, GA 3031

Anyone staying in the warming centers must follow the county's COVID-19 protocols by wearing a mask, social distancing, and undergoing a temperature check.