(WOWK) – With extreme heat settling into the area, some communities are starting to establish cooling centers for the upcoming week ahead of an Extreme Heat Watch.
Where to find cooling centers to beat the heat 1
WOWK 13 News will continue to update this list as we learn of more cooling centers throughout the region.
Here’s a list of where you can find cooling centers this week:
Cabell County:
Harmony House at 627 4th Avenue
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Tuesday, June 24, and Thursday, June 26, through Friday, June 27
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 25
First Steps Drop-in Center at 730 7th Avenue
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27
Cabell County Library Main Branch at 455 9th Street
9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 23
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, through Friday, June 27
Underwood Senior Center at 632 9th Avenue in Huntington
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Marie Redd Senior Center at 1750 9th Avenue in Huntington
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Salt Rock Senior Center at 5490 State Route 10 in Salt Rock
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Milton Senior Center at 1032 Church Street in Milton
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bob Bailey Senior Center at 544 14th Street West in Huntington
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Gallia County:
Gallia County Senior Center at 1165 State Route 160 in Gallipolis.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27
Field of Hope Gymnasium at 11821 State Route 160 in Vinton.
Hours:
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 23, and Wednesday, June 25.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, and Thursday, June 26, through Friday, June 27
Kanawha County:
KVC Centralized Assessment Office at 1015 Smith Street in Charleston
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Wednesday, June 25.
Bream SHOP at 319 Washington St. West in Charleston
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Wednesday, June 25.
Kanawha City Community Center at 3511 Venable Avenue in Charleston
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Wednesday, June 25.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Center at 314 Donnally Street in Charleston
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Wednesday, June 25.
North Charleston Community Center at 2009 7th Avenue in Charleston
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Wednesday, June 25.
Roosevelt Community Center at 502 Ruffner Avenue in Charleston
12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Wednesday, June 25.
George Buckley Center at 8505 MacCorkle Avenue in Marmet
12 p.m. to 8 p.m. any day the temperature is above 90 degrees until June 30.
Dunbar Senior Center at 210 12th Street in Dunbar
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Belle Town Hall at 1100 E. Dupont Avenue
8 a.m. to 4 p.m
West Stattes (Nitro) Community Center at 234 Lee Avenue in Valentine Circle
8 a.m. to 4 p.m
South Charleston Community Center at 601 Jefferson Road
8 a.m. to 4 p.m Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27
Hansford Senior Center at 500 Washington Street in St. Albans
8 a.m. to 4 p.m
Scioto County:
Salvation Army at 1001 9th Street in Portsmouth
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Thursday, June 26.
Village of New Boston Community Center at 3980 Rhodes Avenue
12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27
Nile Township Community Center at 12099 US Highway 52 in Friendship
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 23, through Thursday, June 26.
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