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Cold Shelters To Open Friday, Saturday

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SUNCOAST NEWS STAFF REPORT

Published: January 30, 2009

HUDSON - Pasco shelters will be open over the weekend since temperatures could drop below freezing tonight and Saturday night, the Pasco County Office of Emergency Management has announced.

Low temperatures and stiff winds from the north could combine to produce wind chill values in the 20s for both nights, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
Precautions should be taken now, Lisa Hale of the Pasco Office of Emergency Management advised in a press release Friday.

The release suggests: pets should be brought indoors early in the evening; plants and vegetation sensitive to cold weather should be protected; home heating systems should be checked to ensure they are in working order; people should wear several layers of clothing while outdoors.

The release also urges people using radiant electrical space heaters to ensure flammable materials are moved away from the heater.

Shelters that will open Friday and Saturday are:

• Holy Ground Homeless Shelter, 8835 Denton Ave., Hudson. Hot meals will be provided. Transportation is available. Call 727-863-9123. The shelter will accept donations.

• Impact Family Church, 6416 Delaware Ave., New Port Richey. Doors will open at 6 pm. For more information contact United Way at 211.

• Hope Lutheran Church, 12321 Canton Ave., Hudson. Call 727-243-1367. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m.

• Community Chapel, 5320 First St., Zephyrhills. Doors will open at 6 p.m. For more information contact United Way at 211.

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