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Monroe County warming stations open for brutal cold Monday through Wednesday

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BLOOMINGTON — Warming stations across Monroe County will be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as brutal cold temperatures move into the forecast.

Warming stations are a place where people who are in need of short-term relief from the cold can come and warm up, according to a Facebook post from the Monroe County Emergency Management Agency. 

Warning station locations open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.:

  • Bloomington Fire Station 1 (Headquarters)
    226 South College Avenue, Bloomington
  • Ellettsville Fire Department Headquarters
    5080 West State Road 46, Ellettsville
  • Monroe Fire Protection District – Perry Station 22
    3953 South Kennedy Drive, Bloomington
  • Monroe Fire Protection District – Clear Creek Station 21 (Pet Friendly)
    9094 South Strain Ridge Road, Bloomington
  • Monroe Fire Protection District – Indian Creek Station 23
    8019 South Rockport Road, Bloomington
  • Monroe Fire Protection District – Bloomington Station 25
    5081 North Old State Road 37, Bloomington
  • Monroe Fire Protection District – Van Buren Station 29 (Pet Friendly)
    2130 South Kirby Road, Bloomington

Warning station locations open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.:

  • Southwest Branch Library
    890 W. Gordon Pike, Bloomington
  • Ellettsville Branch Library
    600 W. Temperance Street, Ellettsville

Warning station locations open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.:

  • Downtown Branch Library
    303 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington

Temperatures will be in the mid-to-low teens Monday through Wednesday with windchills as low as -10 to -20 degrees, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Monroe County is under a Cold Weather Advisory until 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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