The cold temperatures this week are the coldest the Western North Carolina Mountains have seen since December of 2022 and this Saturday is expected to be the coldest of the year so far with the overnight low predicted to be around zero.
Mitchell and Yancey Counties are providing shelters on these cold nights.
The Beacon Center at Spruce Pine United Methodist Church is open as a warming station from 6 p.m. in the evenings to 8 a.m. the next morning. There is no charge and all are welcome.
In Yancey County Blue Ridge Elementary School is being used as a warming shelter.
If you need assistance due to the weather, please call 911 and Communications will make arrangements for you.
