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Heat advisory prompts opening of St. Louis area cooling centers

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The St. Louis area is under a heat advisory until 7 p.m. Thursday.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat advisory for the St. Louis area until 7 p.m. Thursday. Temperatures are expected in the mid-to-upper 90's, with high humidity levels, on both Wednesday and Thursday.

Those who need relief from the heat can seek shelter at cooling stations across the area.

The Salvation Army routinely responds to heat advisories by opening cooling centers where people can rest in air conditioned rooms and receive cold water. The cooling centers will remain open during their individually posted hours until the heat advisory is lifted.

The Salvation Army Corps Midland Division is teaming up with The United Way and local service organizations to operate 18 cooling centers across the greater St. Louis metro area.

(A complete list of locations across Missouri and Illinois)

The St. Louis area locations include: 

Alton Corps

525 Alby Street

Alton, IL 62002

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. noon, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Arnold Corps

3740 Telegraph Road

Arnold, MO 63010

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Belleville Corps

20 Glory Place

Belleville, IL 62220

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Cape Girardeau Corps

701 Good Hope

Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Carthage Corps

125 East Fairview Street

Carthage, MO 64836

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Chillicothe Corps

621 West Mohawk Road

Chillicothe, MO 64601

9 a.m. - noon, 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Columbia Harbor House Shelter

602 North Ann Street

Columbia, MO 65201

24 hours

Columbia Corps

1108 West Ash Street

Columbia, MO 65203

8 a.m. - 12 p.m. noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Euclid Corps

2618 North Euclid Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63113

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Gateway Corps

824 Union

St. Louis, MO 63123

9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Jefferson City Corps

927 Jefferson Street

Jefferson City, MO 65101

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

O’Fallon Corps

1 William Booth Drive

O’Fallon, MO 63366

8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Quincy Kroc Center

405 Vermont Street

Quincy, IL 62301

5 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Quincy John Gardner Stevenson Shelter

501 Broadway

Quincy, IL 62301

24 hours

St. Charles Corps

2140 North 4th Street

St. Charles, MO 63301

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Springfield Corps

1701 West Chestnut Expressway

Springfield, MO 65802

9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Temple Corps

2740 Arsenal Street

St. Louis, MO 63118

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Warrensburg SE Corps

125 North Holden Street, Suite A

Warrensburg, MO 64093

Call 660-422-4304 for information