JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — We've been waiting all week for what's coming Friday. The strongest cold front we've had in six years will cross through southeast Georgia and northeast Florida Friday and temperatures will crash throughout the day.
Cold temperatures are expected to hang around Sunday as well.
Here's where you can go if you need a warm place to stay or a hot meal.
First United Methodist Church of St. Augustine at 118 King Street (Pumpkin Church) will open its doors at 8 p.m. for shelter Friday and on Dec. 24 at 9 p.m. On Sunday night doors will open at 8 p.m.
A cold weather shelter opened at the parish hall of St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church at the beaches, and it's using new funding from the Atlantic Beach City Commission. The temporary sleeping areas on the St. Paul’s by the Sea Campus opened at noon and will stay open through noon Monday. Please note, the parish hall is located at 1150 5th Street North. This is a different address then the main church.
Women and families in the Downtown Jacksonville area seeking shelter from the cold can go to Sulzbacher Village at 5455 Springfield Blvd., and men can go to Sulzbacher’s Downtown Campus at 611 East Adams St.
Additionally, City Rescue Mission's cold night shelter opens when temperatures drop below 40 degrees. Staff say it's too dangerous for people to stay out in the cold and are welcoming them at both of the shelter's locations on State and McDuff streets starting Thursday night. This will continue as long as the temperature is below 40 degrees.