Kylie Capps, a meteorologist for FOX 4, examines the arctic blast that will cause temperatures to drop below freezing on Sunday as well as the possibility of severe weather.
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A cold front will move through North Texas on Sunday.
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The City of Dallas will open a shelter at the Grand Place Building on Sunday.
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The shelter will open at 3 p.m.
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A cold front will move through North Texas on Sunday.
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The City of Dallas will open a shelter at the Grand Place Building on Sunday.
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The shelter will open at 3 p.m.
DALLAS—at the event of the cold snap next week, the City of Dallas will open a facility at Fair Park for those who want to escape the cold.
What We Know: The Grand Place Building in Fair Park, located at 3701 Grand Avenue in Dallas, will be temporarily closed due to bad weather.
The refuge will open on Sunday, January 5 and on any other days during the week that fit the requirements.
On Sunday, January 5, the shelter will be open from 3 to 10 p.m.; on subsequent days, it will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
What We Don’t Know: The number of days the shelter will be open is unknown.If it is predicted to be below 36 degrees in wet weather or 32 degrees in dry weather for three hours or more between 4 and 8 p.m., Dallas’ Office of Homeless Solutions will declare a temporary weather event.
Dallas weather: Freezing temperatures, dangerous wind chills expected next week
We will see freezing temperatures the next week as a result of a cold front that is predicted to pass over our region on Sunday.
Why It Matters: On Monday morning, wind chills are predicted to be in the teens and single digits.
For those without a place to stay warm, the wind chills will be dangerous.
The National Weather Service is the source.
The most frequent cause of death from winter conditions is hypothermia.
In the United States, hypothermia claims the lives of 700–1,500 individuals annually.
Hypothermia Warning Signs
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Uncontrollable shivering
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Memory loss
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Disorientation
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Slurred speech
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Drowsiness
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The National Weather Service, the Cleveland Clinic, and the City of Dallas provided the information for this story.
The National Weather Service, the Cleveland Clinic, and the City of Dallas provided the information for this story.
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