Charitable groups and local municipalities across Alabama are opening warming stations as temperatures plunge to the upper teens with wind chills near zero degrees. About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast — including blizzardlike conditions stemming from a “bomb cyclone” in the Southeast.
Based on current reports, the list of warming stations includes… In Anniston, Martha’s Hope: The Martha Vanderhoort Center to End Homelessness will open at 5 pm and remain available until 9 a.m. Sunday morning. Gadsden’s Dynamic Outreach on Broadway
Avenue and Salvation Army 11th Street will welcome those needing a warm place to stay. Birmingham’s Jimmie Hale Mission will be operating a shelter at Boutwell Auditorium, as well as well as Faith Chapel Care Center, and Church of the Reconciler. Tuscaloosa’s Emergency Management Agency will have a list of available warming stations at 205-349-0150…