Dallas weather: North Texas warming centers

With temperatures set to plunge on Tuesday and freezing temperatures expected to stick around, several North Texas cities are opening warming centers.

Dallas opens warming centers

What we know:

There was a steady stream of people showing up on Tuesday at the emergency shelter set up at Fair Park's Grand Place Building. It's one of two now open in the city of Dallas. 

Daniel Roby is the CEO of Austin Street Center. He also serves as the coordinator for inclement weather shelters for the city of Dallas.

Roby expects a large influx of people at the emergency shelter over the next 24 hours as temperatures plummet.

"When people first arrive to a place like Fair Park to receive shelter, they're going to be handed a blanket, bag of snacks, and they're going to go through a very brief orientation process with our staff, get all of the necessary information from them," he said. "And then they'll have access to everything at the shelter."

With help from Dallas Animal Services, pets are also being welcomed into the shelter.

By the numbers:

Roby says this is the third inclement weather event they've had to mobilize for so far this winter.

Over the last six weeks, Roby says they've served over 3,200 unhoused residents.

Dig deeper:

Meanwhile, the OurCalling nonprofit — which is running the day-to-day operation at the shelter — also has outreach crews checking campsites and other areas where unhoused residents may be.

"There are rec centers, one in each district, that will have cold weather kits that will offer a chance of survival if you're going to stay outside," said Dallas Office of Homeless Solutions Director Christene Crossley.

Here's a list of some of the warming centers open across the region:

Arlington

Arlington Corps Community Center

• Where: 7120 W. Abram Street, Arlington
• Doors open: 7 p.m.
• Doors close: 10 p.m.

Crowley

Crowley Rec Center

• Where: 405 S Oak St, Crowley
• Doors open: 8 a.m. Wednesday
• Doors close: 8 p.m. Thursday

Dallas

Austin Street Center

• Where: 2929 Hickory Street, Dallas

Fair Park's Grand Place Building

• Where: 3701 Grand Avenue

Carr P. Collins Social Service Center

• Where: 5302 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas
• Open overnight

Denton

Denton Corps Community Center

• Where: 1508 E. McKinney Street, Denton
• Open overnight

Ennis

Downtown Ennis

• Where: 206 South Dallas Street, Ennis
• Doors Open: 8 a.m.
• Doors Close: 4 p.m.

Fort Worth

Mabee Social Service Center

• Where: 1855 E Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth
• Doors open: 9 p.m. Tuesday

Presbyterian Night Shelter

• Where: 2400 Cypress Street, Fort Worth
• Doors open: 9 p.m. Tuesday

Union Gospel Mission

• Where: 1321 E. Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth
• Doors open: 9 p.m. Tuesday

Garland

Garland Corps Community Center

• Where: 451 West Avenue D, Garland
• Open overnight

Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie Public Safety Building

• Where: 1525 Arkansas Lane, Grand Prairie
• Open 24/7 until weather conditions improve

Plano

East Plano Islamic Center

• Where: 4700 14th Street, Plano
• Doors open: 6 p.m.
• Doors close: 10 p.m.

Richardson

Richardson Police Department Administration Building

• Where: 200 N Greenville Avenue, Richardson
• Doors Open: 5 p.m. Tuesday

Richardson Fire Department Station 3

• Where: 500 W. Lookout Drive, Richardson
• Doors Open: 5 p.m.

Richardson Fire Department Station 6

• Where: 3591 Park Vista Road, Richardson
• Doors Open: 5 p.m.

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