A list of Salem-area cooling centers published by ARCHES.
There’s an excessive heat warning in effect from noon Wednesday until 10 p.m. Saturday as temperatures are expected to climb into triple digits in the next few days.
The National Weather Service in Portland issued the warning because of dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of up to 105 degrees. Overnight lows are expected to be near 70 degrees.
It’s important to stay cool, hydrated and out of the sun to avoid heat-related illnesses.
Here are the cooling centers open Wednesday through Friday in Marion and Polk counties:
The ARCHES Project
615 Commercial St. N.E.
9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Home youth Services
625 Union St. N.E.
12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Ages 11 to 17
Church at the Park
2410 Turner Road S.E.
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Union Gospel Mission
885 Commercial St. N.E.
9 .am. to 5 p.m.
ROCC
2555 Silverton Rd. N.E.
12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Woodburn Library
280 Garfield St.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sheltering Silverton
421 Water St.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Polk County
Dallas Public Library
950 Main Street
Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Dallas Senior Center
817 SW Church St.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Independence Public Library
175 Monmouth St.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monmouth Public Library
168 Ecols St.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monmouth Praise Assembly
189 Monmouth Ave. S
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
-Saphara Harrell
