Warming centers available in Mid-Missouri counties

COLUMBIA, Mo.
Prolonged exposure to cold can lead to hypothermia, a serious and potentially life-threatening condition.
According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, certain groups are at higher risk, including the homeless, outdoor workers, children, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions.
Warming centers provide short-term shelters that open during dangerously cold or severe weather to help prevent death and injuries from exposure.
Mid-Missouri warming centers available for anyone seeking shelter from the cold:
Boone County
- Salvation Army Columbia Harbor House Shelter – 602 North Ann Street, Columbia
- St. Francis House – 901 Rangeline Street, Columbia
- Columbia City Hall – 701 East Broadway, Columbia
- Daniel Boone Regional Library – 100 West Broadway, Columbia
- Salvation Army Columbia – 1108 West Ash Street, Columbia
- Columbia Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services – 1005 West Worley, Columbia
- ARC Columbia – 1701 West Ash Street, Columbia
- Southern Boone County Public Library - 109 North Main, Ashland
- Centralia Public Library - 210 South Jefferson Street, Centralia
Cole County
- Salvation Army - Jefferson City 927 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City
- Missouri River Regional Library - 214 Adams Street, Jefferson City
Cooper County
- Cooper County Courthouse - 200 Main Street, Boonville
- Boonville Library - 618 Main Street, Boonville
- Cooper County Public Health Center - 17040 Klinton Drive, Boonville
- Open Bible Praise Center - 16991 MO-87, Boonville
- Otterville City Hall - 204 North Cherry Street, Otterville
Callaway County
- Community Services, Inc. Nodaway County - 710 Court Street, Fulton
- Holts Summit Public Library - 188 West Simon Boulevard, Holts Summit
Audrain County
- Mexico Audrain County Library - 305 West Jackson Street, Mexico
- Audrain County Shelter Resource Coalition - 626 East Summit Street, Suite A, Mexico
- Martinsburg Branch Library - 201 East Washington Street, Martinsburg
- Ed French Memorial Library - 406 East Second Street, Laddonia
- Farber Branch Library - 113 West Front Street, Farber
- Vandalia Branch Library - 312 South Main Street, Vandalia
Moniteau County
- Price James Library - 104 East Morgan Street, Tipton
Miller County
- Miller County Library Service - 308 East First Street, Eldon
- Eldon Senior Center - 926 East North Street, Eldon
- The HUB - 1371 C Bagnall Dam Blvd, Lake Ozark
- Friendship Hall - 205 East Main Street, Iberia