Operation Warm gives out hundreds of coats in Tri-state

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The oncoming cold weather can be more than just an everyday annoyance.

The extreme cold an actually be dangerous.

Operation Warm Cincinnati helps with that.

Friday IGS Energy will be giving out hundreds of winter coats to kids in need in the Tri-state.

Many locals struggle to purchase new, warm clothes for the winter season.

Since the company began Warm Cincinnati in 2014 it has given out more than 17,000 coats and jackets.