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Two cold weather shelters open in Hendry County amid temperature drop

Posted at 5:20 PM, Jan 20, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-21 06:26:04-05

HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. — Amid temperatures dropping near 40 degrees, two cold weather shelters opened in Hendry County Sunday night.

The shelters opened on Sunday, January 20 at 6:00 p.m.

Those seeking shelter needed to be in place by 12:00 a.m. or the facility will close and volunteers will be released.

The first location is in LaBelle at the United Way House on 133 N. Bridge Street. The second location is in Clewiston at the Janet B. Taylor Auditorium on 1100 S. Olympia Street.