Miami and Broward open homeless shelters as forecast calls for the 30s and 40s Michelle Marchante, The Miami Herald
Feb. 2 Miami-Dade and Broward County have activated their cold weather emergency plans for Tuesday night and are in the process of opening up shelters for people who are homeless ahead of plunging overnight temperatures.
South Florida is forecast to see the coldest temperatures of the season on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, with a drop into the 30s and 40s, according to the National Weather Service.
Broward County declared a cold weather emergency that will go into effect at 6 p.m. Tuesday and will remain in place until at least 8 a.m. Wednesday. Broward s forecast is calling for temperatures, including wind chill, to be in the upper-30s and lower-40s during this time.
Advocates for homeless rush to offer shelter ahead of temperature drop in South Florida
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MIAMI – Ron Book greeted homeless men and women on Thursday at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. The chairman of the Homeless Trust in Miami-Dade County asked them if they knew temperatures are going to drop to the 40s this weekend.
Brook activated a plan to provide transportation and emergency shelter until it gets warmer again on Sunday in Miami. The effort to protect the homeless includes an inventory of hotel rooms.
“The streets are nowhere for people to be this next couple of nights,” Brook said. “It’s going to be very cold in our community.”