If you need to beat the heat, these cooling centers are open
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - As temperatures soar into the triple digits this week across the CSRA, you may need a place to cool off if you don’t have air conditioning.
The city of Augusta has a number of cooling shelters available:
- Carrie J. Mays Center, 1014 11th Ave., 706-821-2827, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Bernie Ward Center, 1941 Lumpkin Road, 706-790-0588, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Blythe Center, 3129 Highway 88, 706-592-4988, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Henry H. Brigham Center, 2463 Golden Camp Road, 706-771-2654, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- May Park, 622 4Fourth St., 706-724-0504, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- McBean Center, 1155 Hephzibah/McBean Road, 706-560-2628, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sand Hills Center, 2540 Wheeler Road, 706-842-1912, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- W.T. Johnson Center, 1606 Hunter St., 706-821-2866, 9 a.m. to noon
- Warren Road Center, 300 Warren Road, 706-860-2833, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Diamond Lakes Regional Park, 4335 Windsor Spring Road, 706-826-1370, 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Meanwhile in downtown Augusta, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is open at 605 Reynolds St. from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday for anyone needing some air conditioning or even prayer.
For other possible cooling centers in Richmond and Columbia counties, visit https://tinyurl.com/3yf7aevp or dial 211.
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Heat is the leading cause of weather-related fatalities across the United States, on average killing more than 100 people each year.
During periods of extreme heat, take the following precautions:
- Stay indoors as much as possible and limit exposure to the sun.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Dress in loose-fitting, lightweight, and light-colored clothing that covers as much skin as possible.
- Never leave children or pets in closed vehicles.
- Avoid strenuous work during the warmest part of the day. If you have to be outside, take frequent breaks in the shade or air conditioned vehicle and drink plenty of water. Never work alone, use the buddy system, in case you start to feel sick.
- Check on family, friends and neighbors who do not have air conditioning.
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