CINCINNATI — When winter storms hit the streets of Cincinnati, the city has announced there will be a new home this year for a daytime emergency winter weather shelter.

The emergency shelter was previously at the OTR Recreation Center; however, the city said the building is under renovation.

Now, the city has partnered with St. Francis Seraph Ministries and announced the extreme winter weather center will be located at St. Anthony Center on Republic Street.

The activation of the shelter will be decided by City Manager Sheryl Long when sustained daily temperatures are forecasted to be below 15 degrees Fahrenheit and/or large amounts of snow and ice, according to the city.

"What the shelter provides is a space for (people who need shelter) to go," Brooke Lipscomb, Cincinnati's place-ba

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