Dallas to open Fair Park shelter ahead of freezing temps
DALLAS - The City of Dallas will open a building in Fair Park for people looking to get out of the cold during next week's cold blast.
What We Know: A temporary inclement weather shelter will be activated at the Grand Place Building in Fair Park at 3701 Grand Avenue in Dallas.
The shelter will open on Sunday, Jan. 5 and will open for any other days that meet the criteria for the week.
The shelter will be open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday, January 5 and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for the days after that.
What We Don't Know: We don't know how many days the shelter will be open. Dallas' Office of Homeless Solutions activates a temporary weather event if it is forecast to be below 36 degrees in wet weather, or 32 degrees in dry weather for 3 hours or longer between 4 and 8 p.m.
Dallas weather: Freezing temperatures, dangerous wind chills expected next week
A cold front is expected to move through our area on Sunday, and we are going to see freezing temperatures next week.
Pick up Zones for Transport to Shelter
Pick-up routes for Connector and other vans / buses cooperating with Inclement Weather Sheltering.
- Clients may wait in the zones below for pickup. If you see an individual in need, and they are not located near a pickup zone, please call 311 and an operator will direct your call to the appropriate department. See "locations below are for pickup only" on the following chart.
- During inclement weather routes will run*: Friday: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Monday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.*Dallas Fire Rescue will be conducting pickups outside the hours listed above
Zone 1: South of I-30
- Austin Street & City Square Area – Encampments & covered bus stops
- Our Calling
- Warren United Methodist Church
- Fair Park Entrances / MLK & Malcom X area
- Dallas LIFE surrounding neighborhood & Convention Center area
- Malcolm X & Pennsylvania Bus Stop
- Botham Jean & Al Lipscomb
- MLK Jackson Transit Station Pick up Only
- DART NW fairgrounds (Perry Ave) Pick up Only
Zone 2: Central Business District
- City Library
- Greyhound Bus Station (the closed location)
- The Bridge area / Closed Family Gateway location
- The Stewpot / First Presbyterian
- Dallas 24 Hour Club and surrounding area – including Gaston Ave, Live Oak, and Ross Ave covered bus stops
- Greenville & Ross intersection / Garrett Park at South end of Greenville Ave
- Carter Park – Located across from Pearl Street Transit Station at Pearl and Pacific
- Renner Frankford Dallas Public Library Pick up Only
Zone 3: Medical District & Forrest Ln. Areas
- Parkland / Southwest Medical Center (SWMC) area / Union Gospel Mission
- Salvation Army and Medical District Areas, Northwest along Harry Hines
- City Place, Highway 75 bridge underpasses
- Medical City / Green Oaks
- Hwy 75 and Forest Ln area
- Forest Ln DART Station Pick up Only
- Parkland /SWMC DART Stations Pick up Only
For more information about recreation zones or where to get a cold weather pack, click here.
Why You Should Care: Wind chills are expected to be in the teens and single digits on Monday morning.
The wind chills will be dangerous for people who cannot find a place to get warm.
(Source: National Weather Service)
Hypothermia is the most common winter weather killer.
Between 700 and 1,500 people in the US die every year from hypothermia.
Hypothermia Warning Signs
- Uncontrollable shivering
- Memory loss
- Disorientation
- Slurred speech
- Drowsiness