Charity groups and municipal agencies in Jefferson County and Decatur are announcing that they will have warming stations open ahead of Monday night’s forecast with lows in the lower twenties along the Tennessee Valley. Below freezing overnight conditions are expected to continue until Thursday.
The City of Birmingham and the Jimmie Hale Mission said they will reopen one warming station to provide shelter for those in need. The shelter will operate Monday night and stay open overnight through New Year’s Eve. The station will be available starting at 6 p.m. and remain open through the morning where the mercury is expected to rise above freezing.
The Jimmie Hale Mission will accept men, women, and children seeking shelter from the cold at 3420 2nd Avenue North. The shelter will provide dinner and breakfast. The Mission also has a shuttle service for those without transportation. The van will pick people up at the main entrance of Linn Park at Park Place and 20th Street North. Birmingham’s bus service is also available by the Metro Orange Line bus to the Sloss Furnace stop. Return rides will be provided each morning…