Two weeks into operating, Tulsa's first ever designated winter shelter is already overwhelmed with interest.

Julie Dawn has been homeless off and on for some time, but consistently for the last six months. She spent a few nights in the shelter the last week of November, but ever since, she's struggled to get inside.

"They drew random names up to 30 people and let 30 people in and I wasn't one of those people, and I've been out here ever since," said Dawn. "That was about five days ago. The weather's really changed, it's really gotten a lot colder."

It was 37 degrees when 2 News spoke with Dawn and her friends, sitting outside the shelter.

She said she had spent the night there, camped outside, hoping for a miracle.

Its not enough," said Dawn of the new shelter. "I mean at any given ti

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