Shelters and Safe Rooms are operated on a local level. This is a list of reported openings to MEMA:
Warming Shelters
Alcorn County
- Alcorn County Warming Shelter – 7 County Road 604, Corinth, MS (Open until the temperatures are above freezing)
Adams County
- Adams County Safe Room Warming Shelter – 323 Liberty Rd, Natchez, MS 39120 (OPEN)
Clay County
- Northside Christian Church Fellowship Hall – 114 Cottrell St, West Point – (Open Monday and Tuesday 6 p.m. -6 a.m.)
Copiah County
- Copiah County Safe Room – 1060 Epps Lane, Hazlehurst, MS (open January 20, at 5:00 pm)
Desoto County
- Southaven Community Safe Room Warming Shelter – 7312 Hwy 51 N Southaven, MS (OPEN)
George County
- Agricola Warming Shelter – 3161 Cooks Corner Rd. (Opens Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 4 p.m.)
*** If you plan to come to the shelter, bring your own bedding (sleeping bags, cot, blankets), food, medication, etc.
Grenada County
- Grenada City Auditorium – 17 Main Street North, Grenada, MS – (opens Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 3 p.m.)
Hancock County
- The Emergency Operations Center Building – 18333 HWY 603 Kiln (opens 6:00 pm – 8:00 am, January 19, 2025 through January 22, 2025)
*** If someone needs a ride to the shelter, contact Hancock County Central Dispatch at 228.255.9191 for assistance.
Harrison County
- D’Iberville – Kenny Fournier Multipurpose Center – 10395 Automall Parkway, D’Iberville (Opens Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.)
- Gulfport – Salvation Army Center of Hope – 2019 22nd Street, Gulfport (opens Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 6 p.m.)
***Transportation assistance is available. Call Coast Transit Authority at (228)-896-8080 or check their website for route information.
Hinds County
- Shower Power Warming Shelter – Champion Gym at 1355 Hattiesburg Street, Jackson, MS
Issaquena County
- Multipurpose Building – 132 Court Street, Mayersville, MS
Jackson County
- Truly Grace – 8735 Hwy 613, Moss Point, MS
- First United Methodist Church of Gautier – 2717 Hwy 90 E. Gautier, MS 39553 – Preparing to open for Gautier residents only. *Proof of residency is required per the mayor.*
Jasper County
- Jasper County Community Center – 124 Edmund King Rd. Bay Springs, MS 39422 – (opens Sunday, January 19th, and will be open 24 hours)
Jones County
- Salvation Army – 129 N 13th Ave, Laurel, MS (open as long as temperatures are below 32 degrees)
- Christ Church – 107 W. 13th Street, Laurel, MS (Open Sunday at 6:00 pm – Thursday at 11:00 am)
- Jones County Safe Room – 1425 Ellisville Blvd, Laurel, Ms (Open)
Lauderdale County
- 2900 St. Paul Dr. Meridian, MS. (Hours will be from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m.)
Lee County
- Salvation Army – 527 Carnation Street, Tupelo, MS – (open Sunday and provides 24-hour warming sheltering until the freezing temps leave the area)
Lincoln County
- Brookhaven Building – 1154 Beltline DR. Brookhaven, MS 39601 (opens Monday, January 20, 2025, at 4:00 pm)
Lowndes County
- Genesis Church – 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus, MS (OPEN)
Montgomery County
- The Community House – 113 Sterling Ave, Winona, MS (opens 2:00 pm Sunday, Jan 19, 2025 – Thursday, Jan 23, 2025)
Oktibbeha County
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Peter’s Rock Family Worship Center – 223 Martin Luther King Dr, Starkville (Open Monday, January 20 – Wednesday, January 22 from 8:oo pm – 8:00 am daily)
Pearl River County
- Picayune Safe Room Warming Shelter – 501 Laurel St, Picayune, MS 39466
- Carriere Safe Room Warming Shelter – 7407 Highway 11, Carriere, MS 39426
- Poplarville Safe Room Warming Shelter – 124 Rodeo St, Poplarville, MS 39470
Prentiss County
- VFW – 100 W Loveless Road, Booneville, MS (Open from 8:00 – 4:00)
Stone County
- Farris O’Neal Senior Center – 1240 Magnolia Ave South, Wiggins, MS (Open 5:00 pm January 20, through January 23, at 7:00 am)
Yazoo County
- 347 North Mound Street, Yazoo City – (Anyone needing a ride can call 662-746-1131 or 662-746-0014. Open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m.)
Wayne County
- Courtroom at Wayne County Sheriff’s Department – 613 Court Street (open January 19, PM – January 23, AM)
Wilkinson County
- Centreville Civic Center – 147 W Main St, Centreville, MS 39631 (opens at 4:00 pm Monday, January 20. 2025)