NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — When temperatures drop to 32 degrees or below for three consecutive hours, Nashville's most vulnerable residents have a lifeline: Metro's Emergency Overflow Shelter on Brick Church Pike.

The shelter opened Sunday, November 10 and Monday, November 11 from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. as freezing temperatures arrived earlier than usual this season. The facility served 156 people Sunday night. Last winter, the shelter opened for a record-breaking 46 nights, caring for an average of 270 guests each time.

"It is a crisis when the temperatures are 32 degrees and below, and individuals are staying outside," said April Calvin, Director of the Office of Homeless Services. "It is life saving."

Before the doors even open at 7 p.m., lines form outside as people brace the frigid nig

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