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Most of those cold weather shelters were hosted by churches, and all were staffed by volunteers.
Springfield s cold weather shelters open on nights when the National Weather Service predicts the overnight temperature to dip down to 32 degrees or colder.
The shelters opened on 72 nights this past winter, according to information presented at the Ozarks Alliance to End Homelessness board meeting on Wednesday.
An average of 80 people were served each night the shelters were open, Community Partnership of the Ozarks Continuum of Care Coordinator Amanda Stadler told the board. In February, we saw the highest number of folks served per night, Stadler said, adding that 112 was the nightly average in February.
WEATHER ALERT DAY: Dangerously cold for another morning
TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Try to avoid being on the roads, as conditions will struggle to improve and temperatures will be dangerously cold. If you need to venture out, know what you re going to do in case you slide off. Be prepared to survive the elements until help arrives.
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day with another round of snow and dangerously cold temperatures Monday and Monday night. Frostbite can occur in less than 30 minutes as cold as it will be.
SYNOPSIS
The Arctic air that invaded last weekend is getting some help. The Tropospheric Polar Vortex that keeps Polar air locked up around the Arctic Circle broke down last weekend and is going to rotate down some more of it. When the area of low pressure holding back the Arctic Air breaks down, that opens the gates for that air to move south.