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Home | Fort Hood News | UPDATE 1: Fort Hood closed Tuesday, Jan. 27 due to ongoing freezing temperatures, poor road conditions

UPDATE 1: Fort Hood closed Tuesday, Jan. 27 due to ongoing freezing temperatures, poor road conditions

UPDATE 1: This update is for the opening hours of the Clear Creek and Warrior Way commissaries.

FORT HOOD, Texas – As the temperatures begin to climb above freezing and the roads become passable, the Clear Creek and Warrior Way Commissaries have adjusted hours for Tuesday, Jan. 27.

The Fort Hood Senior Commander has closed the post Tuesday, Jan. 27 due to ongoing freezing temperatures and poor road conditions. Only mission essential personnel should report for duty. Contract personnel should contact their supervisors for specific reporting instructions.

The Clear Creek and Warrior Way commissaries will open at noon. For the latest Commissary hours, visit Clear Creek Commissary or call 254-406-9000, or Warrior Way Commissary or call 254-683-6250.

All units will cancel physical training and no road guards will man intersections on post during that time period.

The Warrior Way, Santa Fe, 79th Street and Mohawk Gates will remain closed.

The Marvin Leath Visitors Center will be closed Jan. 27 and will re-open at 5 a.m. Jan. 28.

All scheduled Religious Service Offices services are cancelled.

Child and Youth Services (CYS):

Meadows Child Development Center (approved within the last 12 months) for Child Development Center and School Age Care will open for mission-essential personnel at 5:30 a.m.

All other CYS childcare facilities and offices will be closed.

Dining Facilities:

The Patriot Dining Facility, Theodore Roosevelt Dining Facility and Operation Iraqi Freedom Dining Facility will be open 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 5 – 6:30 p.m.

The Phantom Fresh Dining Facility will be open 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

The Always Ready Dining Facility will open from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. with Soldiers able to pick up prepared meals for dinner during the lunch service.

The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center emergency room operations, labor and delivery and inpatient services will not be affected and will remain open. All appointments scheduled for Jan. 27 will be rescheduled to virtual appointments or rescheduled for another day. For medical updates, visit the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Facebook page.

Patients can also visit:
• TRICARE Online: https://myaccess.dmdc.osd.mil/identitymanagement/app/login
• Nurse Advice Line: 800-874-2273
• Q-Anywhere for prescription pickup services

The Cavazos Connector will not be in operation.

The Clear Creek (Main) Exchange will be closed. The III Corps Express remains open 24 hours. For the most current information on AAFES facility hours, visit Fort Hood Exchange.

Abrams, West Fort Hood and North Fort Hood Physical Fitness Centers remain open 24/7 for use. While the identified physical fitness centers are open, they are currently unmanned. Patrons who choose to use these services during the inclement weather are encouraged to use extreme caution traveling to and from the facilities.

Soldiers and families should check with their local school districts regarding closures. For information about Killeen Independent School District on-post schools, visit the Killeen Independent School District website.

All personnel are advised to call ahead for scheduled appointments at on-post agencies, such as the ID card office.

Fort Hood senior leaders continue to advise all personnel to minimize their travels and only drive on the roads in the event of an emergency.

Visit Fort Hood Facebook and the Fort Hood Media Center pages for the latest information on individual facilities and current weather conditions across Fort Hood.