Cold weather shelters are opening across Tampa Bay through the long weekend as temperatures drop.
According to a release, shelters are activated when the National Weather Service expects the "feels like" temperature to hit 40 degrees or below for two consecutive hours between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
This is expected for much of the greater Tampa Bay region.
The National Weather Service's forecast says another cold front is expected to drop temperatures into the low to mid 30s Sunday night into Monday morning, with frost possible. Tuesday is also supposed to be chilly with lows in the mid-to-high 30s.
Shelter list
Hillsborough (Sunday and Monday)
Hillsborough is taking in shelter guests on Sunday and Monday nights, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. unless they reach capacity before then. More information can be found here.
Shelters are reserved for adults. Metropolitan Ministries is giving a limited number of motel vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis for families with minors. Pre-registration is required. Call 813-209-1176. Phone lines will be open until 5 p.m. or until they run out of vouchers.
- Hyde Park United Methodist Church – Harnish Center
- 500 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606
- Tampa Bay Mission of Hope
- 110 S. Parsons Blvd., Brandon, FL 33511
- Church of God of Prophecy Hyde Park
- 107 S. Oregon Ave., Tampa, FL 33606
- Amazing Love Ministries
- 3304 E. Columbus Dr., Tampa, FL 33605
- Greater New Hope Church Anointed Ministries
- 2104 Mud Lake Rd. Plant City, FL 33566
- The Portico
- 1001 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, FL 33602
Pasco County (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday)
Shelters open at 6 p.m. each day and close at 10 a.m. the following day.
- Shady Hills Mission Chapel, 15925 Greenglen Lane, Spring Hill
- First Nazarene Church of Zephyrhills, 6151 12th St., Zephyrhills
Pinellas County (Sunday and Monday)
Pinellas shelters will be open Sunday and Monday from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. to adult men and women. Families with kids are placed in family shelters on cold nights if space is available. Call 2-1-1, First Contact, for information or visit the county website.
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will provide free bus rides to and from the shelters both nights from 5 p.m. through 7 a.m. the next day. Riders must tell the bus driver they are going to a shelter.
Tarpon Springs
- St. Timothy Lutheran Church
812 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs
PSTA Route #19
Clearwater
- First United Methodist Church of Clearwater
411 Turner Street, Clearwater
PSTA Route #52A
Pinellas Park
- Boys & Girls Club of Pinellas Park
7790 61st St. N, Pinellas Park
PSTA Route #74 - First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park
9025 49th St. N, Pinellas Park
PSTA Route #49
St. Petersburg
- Unitarian Universalist Church (Location requires using stairs)
100 Mirror Lake Drive N, St. Petersburg
PSTA Routes #9, #20, #24, SunRunner - Salvation Army
1400 4th Street South, St. Petersburg
PSTA Route #4A or B - Allendale Church
3803 Haines Rd. N, St. Petersburg
PSTA Route #16, #38 - Northwest Church
6330 54th Ave. N, St. Petersburg
PSTA Route #54, #66
Sarasota County (Sunday and Monday)
Sarasota County will open a shelter at The Salvation Army – Center of Hope, 1400 10th St., Sarasota
Dinner will be served from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Guests will need to leave campus afterward and may return at 7 p.m. for shelter entry. Guests must be checked in by 8:30 p.m. All guests will be required to present a valid ID for identification at check-in. Breakfast will be provided to-go in the morning, and all guests will need to depart campus by 6 a.m.
Breeze Routes 2, 7, 8, or 99 operating on normal schedules will arrive within about two blocks of the Salvation Army on 10th Street. Visit www.scgov.net/breeze for information on Breeze services.
Manatee County (Sunday and Monday)
- Salvation Army, 1204 14th St. W, Bradenton. Check-in begins at 6 p.m.
- Under One Roof, 407 57th Ave E, Bradenton. For women only, check-in begins at 2:45 p.m.
Transportation to Under One Roof and the Salvation Army will be available through Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT), at 2:30 p.m., from Turning Points, located at 701 17th Ave W, Bradenton. Turning Points also will be open to provide warmth and coffee during the cold weather.
Find more information on the county's website.
Hernando County (through Jan. 20)
- Enrichment Center, 800 John Gary Grubbs Blvd., Brooksville
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. each night. Find more information on the county government's Facebook page.
Citrus County (Sunday)
- Nature Coast Church, 5113 S. Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa
- Find more information here.
This story will be updated as new information becomes available.
