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Salvation Army opens cold weather shelter as temperatures drop in Chattanooga

Kempton Hambright waits for the bus during sub-freezing daytime weather downtown on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing for several days.
Kempton Hambright waits for the bus during sub-freezing daytime weather downtown on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing for several days. Kempton Hambright waits for the bus during sub-freezing daytime weather downtown on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing for several days.

By Staff Report 1 min read

Due to chillier temperatures expected this weekend, the Salvation Army will open a cold weather shelter at the 800 McCallie Avenue location in Chattanooga on Saturday, according to a news release.

The shelter will open at 6 p.m. and the organization says it “needs help with volunteers, blankets and monetary support.” Volunteers are encouraged to meet at the McCallie Avenue location Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Gently used blankets are “desperately needed” and can be dropped off on site, the release states.

Saturday will be sunny and cold with highs reaching 50, although some areas will stay in the 40s, according to WRCB-TV Chief Meteorologist Paul Barys. Sunday will be colder, with temperatures starting off in the 20s and highs possibly reaching the mid-50s.