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Ways to stay cool during Extreme Heat Warning in Mid-Missouri

A woman exercises Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia as Mid-Missouri remains in a heat wave. Heat indexes are expected to remain above 105 degrees through Thursday. Officials are warning residents about heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
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A woman exercises Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia as Mid-Missouri remains in a heat wave. Heat indexes are expected to remain above 105 degrees through Thursday. Officials are warning residents about heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The National Weather Service issued an Extreme Heat Warning for portions of Mid-Missouri early Sunday morning lasting until 9 p.m. Monday.

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a stretch of Weather Alert Days through Tuesday for heat and is tracking temperatures in the upper 90s with feel-like temperatures around 110 degrees.

Columbia has three cooling centers open across the city on Sunday, with more opening during the week.

Sunday:

  • Columbia Public Library, 100 W. Broadway: 1-5 p.m.
  • Salvation Army Harbor House, 602 N. Ann St.: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 7-10 p.m.
  • Activity and Recreation Center, 1701 W. Ash St.: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Weekday cooling centers:

  • City Hall, 701 E. Broadway: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, 1005 W. Worley St.: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Salvation Army, 1108 W. Ash St.: 9 a.m. to noon and 1–4 p.m.
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