Baltimore City is under an extreme heat alert from Friday, June 21, through Monday, June 24, as temperatures are expected to hit a high of 101 degrees this weekend. With humidity, it could feel as hot as 109 degrees.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch on June 22 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. The agency recommends drinking lots of fluids, staying in air-conditioned rooms and staying out of the sun.
The city is opening its air-conditioned cooling centers and providing cold water to residents on Friday and Monday at these locations:
- Harford Senior Center, 4920 Harford Road from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Oliver Senior Center, 1700 N. Gay Street from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Zeta Center for Healthy and Actively Aging, 4501 Reisterstown Road from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Hatton Senior Center, 2825 Fait Avenue from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Cherry Hill Homes, 2700 Spelman Road from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Brooklyn Homes, 4140 10th Street from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- ShopRite of Howard Park, 4601 Liberty Heights Avenue from 6:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Beans & Bread, 400 S. Bond Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Manna House, 435 E. 25th Street from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Franciscan Center, 101 W. 23rd Street from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
My Sister’s Place Women’s Center at 17 W. Franklin St. will be open to women and children every day from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Weinberg Housing & Resource Center at 620 Fallsway will also be open every day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pratt library locations are also open to residents looking to stay out of the heat.
The Baltimore City Health Department recommends keeping an eye out for signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which include confusion, lightheadedness and nausea, and hot dry, flushed skin or cool and clammy skin.
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