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Emergency Shelters and Cooling Centers open in Montgomery County

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UPDATE July 13 2:55pm: The City of Conroe opened a Cooling Center at the Candy Cane Park Senior Center, 1202 Candy Cane Ln, Conroe, TX 77301 that will be open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

UPDATED July 11 8AM: Montgomery County Judge Keough shared additional Cooling Centers are open on Thursday, July 11: “Several of our county libraries have had power restored today. So starting tomorrow July 11th the following locations will open as cooling centers from 7a-7p. These centers are for cooling only and will not have food supplies on hand.”

  • Conroe Central Library: 104 I-45 North, Conroe, Texas 77301
  • West Branch Library: 202 Bessie Price Owen Dr., Montgomery, Texas 77356
  • South County Branch: 2101 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Additionally the Cooling Center at the North Montgomery County Community Center at 600 Gerald Street will remain open from 7a-7p.


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UPDATE JULY 9: On Tuesday, July 9 at 6:09pm The Woodlands Township shared an update with a list of Emergency Shelters.

Both Montgomery and Harris counties have opened shelters to assist those who may have been displaced due to the storm. Currently, the following shelters are open:

  • Montgomery County Shelters
    1. Lone Star Community Center
       2500 Lone Star PKWY
       Montgomery, TX 77356
    2. West County Community Development Center
       31355 Friendship Drive
       Magnolia, TX 77355
    3. East Montgomery County Community Center
       16401 1st.
       Splendora, TX 77372
  • Harris County Shelter
    1. 365 US 290
       Hempstead, TX

On Tuesday, July 9 at 5:04pm Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management shared an update on Emergency Shelters that are currently open:

On Tuesday, July 9 at 10:15am Montgomery County Judge Keough shared an additional Emergency Shelter is open:

  • Sts. Simon And Jude Catholic Church – 26777 Glen Loch Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77381

JULY 9: On Tuesday, July 9 at 8:16am City of Conroe shared an updated list of Emergency Shelters currently open:

  • Magnolia: West County Community Development Center – 31355 Friendship Drive Magnolia 77355 (150 capacity)
  • Montgomery: Lone Star Community Center – 2500 Lone Star Pkwy, Montgomery 77356 (150 capacity)
  • East County: East Montgomery County Community Development Center – 16401 1st St. 77372 (150 capacity)
  • East County: Salvation Army – 304 Avenue E Conroe 77301
  • East County: Over under Fellowship – 600 S. Frazier St. Conroe 77301

UPDATE JULY 8: The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management shared that the following Shelters are open as of Monday, July 8 at 6:23pm:

  • Montgomery: Lone Star Community Center, 2500 Lone Star Pkwy, Montgomery 77356
  • Magnolia: West County Community Development Center, 31355 Friendship Drive, Magnolia 77355

Additional shelter locations have been identified and will open as MCOHSEM can get them online.

Source: MCOHSEM, City of Conroe, Judge Keough

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