Central Florida cold weather shelters open as temperatures drop: County-by-county

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ORLANDO, Fla. - As temperatures have dropped, cold weather shelters have begun to open across Central Florida.

Monday and Tuesday, temperatures are expected to drop into the high 30s to low 40s. Officials urge everyone to follow "the Five Ps for Cold Weather Preparedness:" Protect People, Protect Pets, Protect Pipe (and pools), Protect Plants and Practice Fire Safety.

Below is a list of current shelters open in each county:

Brevard County:

Locations:

LifePointe Ministries- 4220 South Hopkins Ave, Titusville, FL 32780
Central Brevard Sharing Center, 113 Aurora St #8601, Cocoa, FL 32922
Daily Bread, 815 E Fee Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901

Hours:

Dec. 2, from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Dec. 3, from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Dec. 4, from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m.

Breakfast and dinner will be served.

Flagler County:

Locations:

The Sheltering Tree, 205 N Pine St, Bunnell, FL 32110
The Rock Transformation Center, 2200 N State St, Bunnell, FL 32110

Hours:

Dec. 2 - opens at 5 p.m
Dec. 3 - opens at 5 p.m.

Both locations will provide cots and meals. Shelter is for anyone without heat, not only for the homeless.

Lake County:

Locations:

LifePointe Church, 3551 East Orange Avenue, Eustis

Hours:

Dec. 2, from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Dec. 3, from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.

The shelter will close each following morning at 8 a.m. Lake County buses will be available at 7 a.m. to transport residents to regularly scheduled stops in the morning. Residents who cannot access LakeXpress but need travel accommodations to the cold weather shelter may call Lake County Connection at (352) 742-2612 by 5 p.m. to arrange transportation.

Marion County:

Locations:

The Salvation Army Center of Hope, 320 NW 1st Ave, Ocala, FL 34475

Hours:

Dec. 2, opens at 6 p.m.

Osceola County:

Locations:

First United Methodist Church of St. Cloud, 1000 Ohio Ave, St Cloud, FL 34769

Hours:

Dec. 2, doors open at 5 p.m.

Those needing transportation to the shelter location can travel at no cost using LYNX buses by alerting drivers that they will be going to the cold weather shelter. Pets are housed at Osceola Animal Services during the operation. Any animals will need to be in a carrier before they board, unless they are service dogs.