Dallas weather: North Texans make preparations for upcoming cold

DALLAS - North Texans are getting ready for a second round of winter weather as arctic air moves in.

The temperatures are expected to dip below freezing and the wind could make it feel like single digits in some places.

North Texans prep for winter weather

Many North Texans made their way to hardware stores to buy items to protect their pipes and plants.

Faucet covers, frost protection for plants and vent covers were the hot items at Rooster Home and Hardware in Dallas.

Rooster restocked items ahead of this weekend's dip in temperatures.

Some people who came had regrets from how they handled the first round of cold weather.

What they're saying:

"Some regrets on not protecting their landscaping.  Not protecting their winter seedlings, or their grass they just planted. A lot of ‘whoops,’ wasn’t prepared. Not going to do that again," said Laura Winters, General Manager of Rooster Home and Hardware.

Warming Centers Open in North Texas

Organizations like Austin Street Center and OurCalling are ready to provide a warm place for people to stay during the cold snap.

OurCalling set up 900 cots for people at a temporary shelter at Fair Park's Grand Place building.

The shelter will provide three meals a day to people staying there, plus other resources.

The shelter started taking people in from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.

It will reopen tomorrow at 8 a.m.

The organization says they are low on resources after the last cold snap and are in need of sweatpants and warm clothing.

If you want to donate warm clothes or blankets you can drop them off at the OurCalling facility on Cesar Chavez Boulevard.

What they're saying:

"We want them to have shelter, we want them to have warm blankets and food, and a great community. And we especially want them to find long-term solutions off the street," said Ali Hendricksen of OurCalling.