BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — With temperatures expected to dip further Saturday night than the frigid Friday night, Palm Beach County is again opening a cold weather shelter for the western part of the area. This is the official announcement made by PBC mid-day Saturday:
The National Weather Service predicts a temperature of 40°F or a wind chill lower than 35°F for at least four hours in Western Palm Beach County. In order to protect those seeking refuge from the cold during the overnight period, the Palm Beach County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, activated the Cold Weather Emergency Shelter Plan for Western Palm Beach County.
The following cold weather emergency shelter locations will be open beginning at 7:00 PM, Saturday, 12/24/2022; and will close as necessary based on weather conditions as outlined in the Cold Weather Shelter Plan.
Belle Glade Transitional Shelter and Lake Village at the Glades at 341 NW 11th Street Belle Glade, FL 33430.
Palm Tran Connection will begin bus pickups to the established routes at 6:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. for the Glades Region only. For more information on the Cold Weather Shelters or bus pickups, please go to Cold Weather Shelters or call: Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management at (561) 712-6400.
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