Other cooling centers also listed
The Salvation Army Harbor Light Village, 6723 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will be open as a shelter for people to come in out of the hot weather today.
They will provide water and a snack for anyone who comes in.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 17. People may stay until the closing hours.
The Harbor Light Village will not be open on Friday, June 18, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
A heat advisory is in effect this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures today are forecast to rise to around 99 degrees, with a heat index of 104. Temperatures are forecast to be around 100 on Friday.
Cooling center list
The Unified Government posted a list of cooling centers at midday Thursday. That list is online at https://unifiedgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/LocalPerspective/index.html?appid=05d96f432cd645f6a59512875df09d6b.
The UG’s list of cooling centers and spray parks includes:
Eisenhower Community Center, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Eisenhower Spray Park, 2901 N. 72nd St.;
Providence YMCA-Ball Family Center, 8601 Parallel Parkway, from 1 to 4 p.m.;
Kane Community Center, 3130 N. 122nd St., from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
Heathwood Park, 10th and Parallel, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
Beatrice Lee Community Center, 1210 N. 10th St., Kansas City, Kansas, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.;
Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall Lobby, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Armourdale Community Center, 730 Osage Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.;
Joe E. Amayo Argentine Community Center, 2810 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
Turner Recreation Commission, 831 S. 55th, Kansas City, Kansas, 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.;
Pierson Spray Park, 1800 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
Bonner Springs Aquatic Park, 1200 S. 134th St., Bonner Springs, noon to 7 p.m.;
Bonner Springs Family YMCA, 2251 S. 138th St., Bonner Springs, 1 to 4 p.m.;
Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.;
Bonner Springs Community Center, 200 E. Third St., Bonner Springs, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.