FLORIDA — Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties will open cold weather shelters this weekend in anticipation for chilly temperatures, officials announced on Friday.


What You Need To Know

  • Hillsborough and Pinellas counties will open cold weather shelters on Friday night and Saturday night

Shelters in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties will be open on Friday night and Saturday night, and a shelter in Pasco County will be open on Saturday night and Sunday night.

A strong cold front will come through Friday morning and bring much cooler temperatures this weekend. Saturday will be very chilly and breezy with highs in the mid- to upper 50s. Low temperatures fall to the upper 30s and low 40s for Sunday morning around the Tampa Bay area, but expect low to mid-30s in Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties.

See shelter locations for your county below:

Hillsborough County
(Friday night and Saturday night)

Hillsborough County officials said the county is partnering with the organizations below to provide a limited-capacity cold weather shelter for adults.

All shelters will take in guests from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. unless capacity is reached prior.

Amazing Love Ministries  
3304 E. Columbus Dr., Tampa, FL 33602 
  
Church of God of Prophecy Hyde Park  
107 S. Oregon Ave., Tampa, FL 33606 

Greater New Hope Church Anointed Ministries (Prayer Retreat Center)  
2104 Mud Lake Rd., Plant City, FL 33566 

Homeless Helping Homeless  
801 E. Saint Clair St., Tampa, FL 33602       

Homeless Helping Homeless  
3008 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, FL 33602 

Hyde Park United Methodist Church
500 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606 

New Life Church in Tampa (pet friendly) 
8216 N. 13th St. Tampa, FL 33604 
 
Tampa Bay Mission of Hope  
212 S. St. Cloud Ave. Building A, Valrico, FL 33594  

According to officials with Hillsborough County, Metropolitan Ministries and Generations Renewed are supplying a limited number of single-night motel vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis for families with minor children. All congregate shelters are reserved for adults only. Pre-registration is required by calling the following numbers. Phone lines turn on at 9 a.m. The deadline to call is 5 p.m.

  • Families in Tampa call (813) 209-1176
  • Families in Plant City call (813) 562-4495
     

Pinellas County
(Friday night and Saturday night)

Pinellas County officials said cold weather shelters will open at the following locations:

Boys and Girls Club
111 W. Lime St., Tarpon Springs, FL, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m.

First United Methodist Church
411 Turner St., Clearwater, FL, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m.

The Refuge Outreach Church
606 Alden Ave., Clearwater, FL, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m.

Boys and Girls Club
7790 61st St. N., Pinellas Park, FL, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m.

Northwest Church
6330 54th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m.

WestCare Turning Point
1810 5th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Church
100 Mirror Lake Dr. N., St. Petersburg, FL, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m. (This location requires the use of stairs)

Salvation Army
310 14th Ave. S., St. Petersburg, FL, 6 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.

Pasco County
(Saturday night and Sunday night)

Pasco County officials announced that a cold weather shelter will open at the following location:

Mike Fasano Regional Hurricane Shelter
11611 Denton Avenue, Hudson, FL, 6 p.m. - 10 a.m.