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Cooling Centers Open In Lower Bucks Co. Due To Extreme Heat
With temperatures possibly touching triple digits, cooling centers are open through Sunday for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Bucks County has opened cooling centers after issuing an excessive heat warning through Sunday evening in response to high temperatures gripping the region this Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Officials said that cooling centers will be open to the public in Upper, Central and Lower Bucks County. The centers open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
The following cooling centers will operate during the days and hours listed:
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Benjamin H. Wilson Senior Center
580 Delmont Avenue
Warminster, PA 18974
215-672-8380
Wednesday - Sunday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Bensalem Senior Citizens Association
1850 Byberry Road
Bensalem, PA 19020
215-638-7720
Wednesday - Thursday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Bristol Borough Senior Center
301 Wood Street
Bristol, PA 19007
215-788-9238
Wednesday – Sunday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Bristol Township Senior Center
2501 Bath Road
Bristol, PA 19007
Wednesday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Yardley Borough
56 South Main Street (Rec room near rear)
Yardley, PA 19067
Wednesday – Saturday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
YMCA – Fairless Hills
601 S. Oxford Valley Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
215-949-3400
Wednesday – Friday 5 a.m. – 9 a.m.; 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.; 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
YMCA – Warminster
624 York Road
Warminster, PA 18974
267-387-9622
Wednesday – Friday 5 a.m. – 9 a.m.; 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.; 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
During this heat emergency, additional cooling centers may be open throughout Bucks County including senior centers and other facilities that are not currently part of the County’s cooling center program.
Check your municipality's social media and website for cooling centers that are not listed here, but that may be closer to you.
The county generally issues an Excessive Heat Warning when the National Weather Service forecasts daytime temperatures will reach 95 degrees by 11 a.m. on two or more consecutive days, or when heat indexes will reach 100 degrees on any given day.
For tips to stay safe during extreme heat events, visit ready.gov/heat.
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