Comal Cares will open five warming centers for Comal County residents without adequate heating during the extreme cold expected this weekend, but the bad news is only NB First Footing/NB Housing Partners is open overnight and several others are closed over the weekend.
Hard freezes are expected the evenings of Saturday, Jan. 24, Sunday, Jan. 25 and Monday, Jan. 26 with wind chills in the single digits to lower teens on Saturday and Sunday.
Warming centers open when temperatures are below 45 degrees with precipitation or 40 degrees without precipitation.
NB First Footing/NB Housing Partners, 4120 Loop 337, New Braunfels, opens to the public from 5 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. during the cold snap, but will keep people sheltered until the temperature rises above 40 degrees.
The homeless shelter will reach out to anyone who needs help.
“If someone is stranded or doesn’t have transportation or a warm place, they need to call us and we’ll figure out a solution,” said Executive Director Kellie Stallings.
For more information, call 830-272-5020, Ext. 1.
In Canyon Lake, the CRRC’s Rec Center, 125 Mabel Jones Dr., 830-964-2324, will open its doors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
Tye Preston Memorial Library, 16311 S. Access Rd., Canyon Lake, 830-964-3744, is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The library is closed Sunday.
TPML is not an official warming center and may close if the roads become icy and staff are unable to drive to work.
Other warming centers include:
Westside Community Center, 2932 South I-35 Frontage Rd., New Braunfels, 830-221-4630. Specific times and dates are not yet available. Check the City of New Braunfels website or social media for updates.
Gruene United Methodist Church, 2629 E. Common St., New Braunfels, 830-625-7200. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25.
Crisis Center of Comal County, 655 Landa St., New Braunfels, 830-620-4357. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, Tuesday, Jan. 27 and Wednesday, Jan. 28.