Shelters and Safe Rooms

Shelters and Safe Rooms are operated on a local level. This is a list of reported openings to MEMA: 

 

Hinds County

  • City of Jackson – Shepard’s Gym – 1355 Hattiesburg Street, Jackson MS, 39204

 

Desoto County

  • Olive Branch Warming Center – Church of the Harvest -14707 MS-Hwy 302 Olive Branch, MS 38654
  • Southaven Warming Center – Southaven Community Safe Room – 7312 Hwy 51 N Southaven, MS
  • Hernando Warming Shelter – Gale Community Center – 2611 Elm Street Hernando, MS 38632

 

Jones County Warming Shelter

  • Salvation Army – 129 N 13th Ave, Laurel, MS (Opens when temps reach 32 degrees)

 

Jasper County Warming Shelter

  • Jasper County Community Center – 124 Edmund King Rd, Bay Springs, MS 39422

 

Lauderdale County Warming Shelter

  • 2900 St. Paul Drive, Meridian, MS (Will be open from 5:00 pm until 8:00 am daily until January 10, 2025)

 

Lowndes County Warming Shelters

  • Genesis Church – 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus, MS

 

Marshall County

  • Warming Shelter Eddie L. Smith Multi-Purpose Center 235 North Memphis Street, Holly Springs MS 38635

 

Prentiss County Warming Shelter

  • Prentiss County Agri-Center – 2301 North Second Street, Booneville, MS
  • New Site Fire Department – 1104 Highway 4 East, New Site, MS