As a chill descends upon South Florida, Palm Beach County is bracing for temperatures that are set to dip well below the usual subtropical comfort. According to official statements, the National Weather Service has projected very cold temperatures arriving Saturday night and persisting through Monday, with lows ranging from the mid to upper 20s around Lake Okeechobee to the lower to upper 30s along the coast.
Wind chills, bringing the risk of frostbite and hypothermia with prolonged exposure, will follow suit, hovering from the upper teens to low 20s around Lake Okeechobee to the lower 20s along the east coast region. In preparation, the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management activated their Emergency Operations Center to a Level III – Enhanced Monitoring and is set to open cold weather shelters began yesterday at 7:00 P.M. For those looking to escape the frigid embrace of this unusual weather, the shelters offer a vital reprieve.
From yesterday through tomorrow, facilities including the Salvation Army Center of Hope at 1577 N Military Trail #1 in West Palm Beach and the Belle Glade Transitional Shelter along with Lake Village at the Glades at 341 NW 11th Street in Belle Glade, will be available. They will open their doors each evening at 7:00 P.M. and will close the following morning at 9:00 A.M…