By Big Frank
Thermometer on snow shows low temperatures under zero.
People living in South Texas are not accustomed to extremely low temperatures and freezing weather conditions that are forecasted in the coming days.
The City of Corpus Christi will open the following senior centers and library locations as warming centers beginning
Friday, February 12 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from
Saturday, February 13 through Wednesday, February 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The warming centers may remain open potentially through Thursday, February 18 depending on forecasted severe cold and inclement weather.
“Our City is opening warming centers early in order to protect those who are without shelter or heat,” Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo said. “I believe helping others who may be threatened by the cold temperatures must be a community priority.”
Corpus Christi warming centers open, but are currently experiencing low turnout
Details on Corpus Christi s warming centers
and last updated 2021-02-12 21:00:52-05
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Seven different warming sites throughout the Corpus Christi area opened their doors at noon Friday in light of freezing temperatures expected to arrive late this weekend.
Those locations include four senior centers and three libraries, and are:
Senior centers locations serving as warming centers:
Broadmoor Senior Center, 1651 Tarlton, 826-3138
Ethel Eyerly Senior Center, 654 Graham, 826-2330
Garden Senior Center, 5325 Greely, 826-2345
Oveal Williams Senior Center, 1414 Martin Luther King, 826-2305
Public libraries locations serving as warming centers:
CCFD vaccinates more than 1,000 seniors in 7-day period
Chief Robert Rocha with the Corpus Christi Fire Department said his staff is now coordinating with seven of the cityâs senior centers to help more residents.
and last updated 2021-02-07 00:57:25-05
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Beginning at a modest 108 vaccinations when the program was first announced on Jan. 26, the city of Corpus Christiâs âSaving Our Seniorsâ program or SOS has since administered at least 1,288 vaccinations to members of the elderly community in the past two weeks.
In a Jan. 27 press release, the city implied that a plan was in the works to further expand the SOS program.