Expected cold weather prompts DeKalb County to open warming centers Friday and Sunday

January 19, 2023
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Expected cold weather prompts DeKalb County to open warming centers Friday and Sunday

DeKalb County will open the following warming centers for residents to use on Friday, Jan. 20, and Sunday, Jan. 22, beginning at 8 p.m.:

  • Fire Station 3, 100 N. Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, GA 30002
  • Fire Station 4, 4540 Flakes Mill Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294
  • Fire Station 6, 2342 Flat Shoals Road, Atlanta, GA 30316
  • North DeKalb Senior Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee, GA 3034

Anyone staying in the warming centers must follow the county’s COVID-19 protocols that include wearing a mask, social distancing and undergoing a temperature check.

Temperatures Friday night are expected to drop near 37 degrees and will be 39 degrees Sunday night. Lows on Saturday night will be 42 degrees, which is why the warming centers will not be open Saturday.

For more information about centers offered by DeKalb County and its community partners, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/weather.

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