MCHD Emergency Preparedness

❄️ Cold Weather Alert – Shelters Available ❄️
Emergency cold-weather overnight shelters will open at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 16 and are expected to open nightly through Wednesday if temperatures remain below 40. Check back here for updates.

Waterfront Rescue Mission
279 North Washington Avenue
Salvation Army
1009 Dauphin Street
McKemie Place
Call 2-1-1 for information

📅 Dates: March 16, 2026
⏰ Time: Shelters open at 5 p.m.

Please share this to help anyone who may need a safe, warm place. Call 2-1-1 for the most up-to-date cold-weather shelter information (or text your zip code to 898-211 for help). Refer back to this post for any potential updates.

**This post is outdated. Please refer to our most recent updates for current information.**

UPDATE Jan. 14, 2026
• The coordinated cold-weather shelter effort begun on Jan. 11 will continue overnight on Wednesday, Jan. 14.
• Overnights Jan. 11, 12, and 13, three Mobile, Alabama shelters (Waterfront Rescue Mission, McKemie Place, and Salvation Army) provided shelter to more than 375 people and served more than 1,000 meals.
• Multiple organizations are supporting this sheltering effort. Mobile County Emergency Management Agency is helping coordinate operations.
• Beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at least one additional shelter will open to families or women and children who may be without adequate heat or otherwise need cold-weather shelter. Information about additional shelters will be released on Thursday morning.
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❄️ Cold Weather Alert – Shelters Available ❄️

Emergency cold-weather overnight shelters will open at 5 p.m. on Sunday and are expected to open nightly through Tuesday if temperatures remain below 40.

Waterfront Rescue Mission
279 North Washington Avenue
Salvation Army
1009 Dauphin Street
McKemie Place
Call 2-1-1 for information

📅 Date: Jan. 11, 2026
⏰ Time: Shelters open at 5 p.m.

Please share this to help anyone who may need a safe, warm place. Call 2-1-1 for the most up-to-date cold-weather shelter information (or text your zip code to 898-211 for help).