The city will open four public warming centers on Thursday as freezing temperatures are expected later this week.
A strong cold front will move through San Antonio Wednesday evening, bringing the temperature down to the 30s. An upper-level disturbance will bring a light wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and a few snowflakes on Thursday.
The four public warming centers are:
Garza Community Center, 1450 Mira VistaHamilton Community Center, 10700 NacogdochesDenver Heights Community Center, 300 PorterHarlandale Community Center, 7227 Briar Place
Pets are welcome, and Animal Care Services will help provide shelter at the warming centers.
Anyone who does not have transportation can call 311, the city will provide a ride, officials said.
Though this freeze is not expected to be nearly as severe as last year’s winter storm, officials are using what they learned from that storm to prepare for this week’s weather.
“CPS Energy has taken the appropriate steps to have access to more gas supplies, we’ve put more gas in storage, we’ve got a more diverse set of suppliers,” said interim CPS Energy President and CEO Rudy Garza.
The city will also activate its Emergency Operation Center starting Thursday and lasting through the duration of the freeze, according to Police Chief William McManus.
Police, along with TxDOT, will monitor the roads and interchanges as the temperature drops.
“We do not want our litmus test of when to shut these interchanges down to be the first car crash,” McManus said. “So we will anticipate at what temperature these flyovers will freeze and then we’ll shut them down at that point.”
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