Flagler cold weather shelter to open Sunday, Monday following a brief one-night break

The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures to fall below 40 degrees during the overnight hours Sunday and Monday, which is the criteria for opening the cold-weather shelter.

  • By Julie Murphy, Flagler County Communications Coordinator
  • | 4:48 p.m. January 16, 2026
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The Sheltering Tree will be closed on Saturday (Jan. 17) night but will reopen for Sunday and Monday (Jan. 18 and 19) nights because of cold overnight temperatures that will fall below 40 degrees. The shelter, operated at the Rock Transformation Center, is not only for those experiencing homelessness, but for anyone who is without heat.

The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures to fall below 40 degrees during the overnight hours Sunday and Monday, which is the criteria for opening the cold-weather shelter.

The county will provide bus transportation as per the following the schedule below:

Single-bus schedule

  • McDonald’s at Old Kings Road South and State Road 100 at the dirt road on the east side, 4 p.m.
  • Circle K at Kingswood and Old Kings Road, 4:40 p.m.
  • Dollar Tree behind Carrabba’s in the Dollar Tree Parking lot, 4:50 p.m.
  • Palm Coast Main Branch Library, northwest corner of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway, 4:55 p.m.
  • Bunnell Free Clinic, 703 Moody Boulevard, 5 p.m.
  • Bridges United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine Street, 5 p.m. (listed as the same pick-up time because of the close proximity)

The Rock Transformation Center is located at 2200 N. State Street. The cold-weather shelter will open at 5 p.m. and will close at 8 a.m. the following day.

The Sheltering Tree, 386-437-3258, is under the umbrella of the Flagler County Family Assistance Center and is a non-denominational civic organization that was created to provide cold weather sheltering during cold nights in Flagler County.

Weather and heat safety preparedness tips from Flagler County Fire Rescue include:

  • Never use the oven to heat the home
  • All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
  • Screen fireplaces to contain sparks
  • Portable space heaters should be kept 3-feet away from anything that can burn
  • Turn off portable heaters when leaving the room or going to bed

 

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