An emergency cold weather shelter will open Thursday as temperatures are expected to drop below 40 degrees on the Treasure Coast.
The National Weather Service said temperatures across the Treasure Coast will be below 40 degrees for more than four hours overnight on Thursday into Friday morning, prompting St. Lucie County and the city of Fort Pierce to open the emergency cold weather shelter at Percy Peek Gymnasium.
The shelter will open at 5 p.m. Thursday and close at 8 a.m. Friday…