As the area stares down the oncoming snowstorm, several Warming Centers and shelters are opening across the Mid-South for those who need somewhere to get away from the frigid weather.

Warming shelters across East Tennessee will be in operation over the coming days during the first widespread snow event of 2025.

A warming center is available for those in the Rockland area. The Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry says a warming center is open at their location on Thomaston Street in Rockland. The center runs Monday through Friday from 7 a.

Warming centers in Topeka will close Thursday, Jan. 9. Warming centers in the Capital City are shutting down on Jan. 9, 2025, at 1 p.m., after providing 6 days of warm safe space. The warming centers include TRM Ministries,

The City of St. Louis opened additional warming centers Wednesday amid the continued Arctic blast. Just a few days after Sunday's snowfall, city leaders said there is still a demand for warm beds.

The organization Food AND Medicine held their first resource fair of the year at a new location Wednesday. At the Well Warming Center, the fair hosted multiple organizations that offer support and resources for unhoused people.