Central Florida is bracing for a prolonged cold spell this week, with unusually low temperatures and freeze warnings in effect across the region.
Temperatures are expected to plunge into the 30s this week, while some areas have already experienced more than a 25-degree drop in temps in the last 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service. A freeze warning is in effect in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia and Lake counties starting midnight Tuesday and lasting through 9 a.m. Wednesday.
As the frigid temperatures continue, cold shelters in and around Orlando are opening to the public. Here is a list of cold shelters in the region and when they are available throughout the week.
Shelters without times listed ask that those interested call to inquire.
Orange County:
Barnett Park Recreation Center
4801 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando
Open at 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Goldenrod Recreation Center
4863 N. Goldenrod Road, Winter Park
Open at 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Coalition for the Homeless
18 N. Terry Ave., Orlando
Orlando Union Rescue Mission (men only)
3300 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando
The Salvation Army Orlando (men only)
624 Lexington Ave., Orlando
The Salvation Army Orlando (women and children only)
400 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando
Matthew’s Hope
611 Business Park Blvd., Winter Garden
Open at 4 p.m.
Osceola County:
First United Methodist Church St. Cloud
1000 Ohio Ave., St. Cloud
Open 6 p.m. Tuesday
Iglesia Del Nazareno Casa De Vida
2367 Fortune Road, Kissimmee
Open 6 p.m. Tuesday
Poinciana Christian Church
3181 Pleasant Hill Road, Kissimmee
Open 6 p.m. Tuesday
Seminole County:
Rescue Outreach Mission
1701 Historic Goldsboro Blvd., Sanford
This story will be updated as more shelters announce openings.
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