BLOOMINGTON — Warming stations across Monroe County will be open Wednesday and Thursday as brutal cold temperatures blanket southern Indiana.
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.:
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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.:
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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.:
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Downtown Branch Library
303 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington
Temperatures will be in the low 20s with windchills close to zero both both Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Monroe County remains under a Travel Advisory as of 4 p.m. Wednesday.
