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Atlanta opening warming center ahead of frigid weather

Atlanta will open an emergency warming center ahead of frigid weather, the city announced. (Credit: Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images).
Atlanta will open an emergency warming center ahead of frigid weather, the city announced. (Credit: Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images).
By Raisa Habersham
Oct 31, 2019

Atlanta will open an emergency warming center ahead of frigid weather, the city announced.

The Old Adamsville Recreation Center will open at 9 p.m. Thursday and will remain open until 10 a.m. Friday.

The warming center is located on 3404 Delmar Lane in northwest Atlanta.

Temperatures are expected to drop into the 40s this evening, according to Channel 2 Action News.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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