Staff Report
WARSAW — Fellowship Missions’ winter emergency shelter is ready to assist as temperatures are expected to fall below zero Sunday night.
The shelter at 1520 E. Winona Avenue in Warsaw issued an update on its winter weather policies ahead of an upcoming arctic blast that could send wind chills far below zero.
A cold weather advisory is in effect from 10 p.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Wednesday as dangerously cold wind chills could fall to 25 below zero and could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes, according to the National Weather Service.
Meteorologist Matt Rudkin predicts falling temperatures on Sunday that will bottom out overnight to below zero.
Light lake-effect snow is expected across Kosciusko County through Tuesday.
The Cold Weather Warming Center offers relief to the men, women, and children who are homeless in Kosciusko County.
To check to see if the Winter Emergency shelter is available for the night please call our front desk (574)268-9555.
Check-in times for the shelter are 3 to 7 p.m.
Fellowship Missions will be opened during the day as a safe warming shelter. To check to see if the warming center is available for the day, please call our front desk (574) 268-9555.
Warming center operation hours when open:
- Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
- Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Sunday, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
