FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Overnight temperatures in parts of Central Florida could dip into the 30s this weekend.
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With the first cold blast of the new year, officials in Flagler County are getting a warm place to stay ready for those who need it.
On Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 5 p.m., The Sheltering Tree will open a cold weather shelter.
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It will be set up at the Rock Transformation Center, located at 2200 North State Street in Bunnell.
Organizers said anyone without heat during the upcoming cold snap is welcome there.
The shelter will remain open until 8 a.m. on the following mornings.
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Cots will be provided courtesy of The Sheltering Tree and the Rock Transformation Center.
Flagler County added that it will provide bus service for those needing a ride to the shelter.
Times and locations for the bus routes are as follows:
East side of the county
- Dollar General at Publix Town Center on Market Avenue (leads to Dollar General), 3:30 p.m.
- McDonald’s at Old Kings Road South and State Road 100 at the dirt road on the east side, 4 p.m.
- Dollar Tree behind Carrabba’s in the Dollar Tree Parking lot, 4:30 p.m.
- Palm Coast Main Branch Library, northwest corner of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway, 4:45 p.m.
West side of the county
- Dollar General at County Road 305 and Canal Avenue in Daytona North, 4 p.m.
- Bunnell Free Clinic, 703 Moody Boulevard, 4:30 p.m.
- Bridges United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine Street, 4:30 p.m. (listed as the same pick-up time because of the close proximity)
For more information about the cold-weather shelter, call The Sheltering Tree at 386-437-3258.
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