The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for all of the Lansing area and much of Lower Michigan for the first four days of the work week.
The weather service said the warning is in effect for Eaton, Clinton and Ingham counties beginning at 2 p.m. Monday, June 29 until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 2.
Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 degrees are expected for portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Michigan, the NWS said in an online alert.
“Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events,” the weather service said. “Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.”
The announcement came shortly before Lansing Mayor Andy Schor announced he is activating the city’s extreme heat weather plan effective from 8 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Thursday.
The city under the plan will open cooling centers for area residents and additional daytime shelter space for people who are living on the streets.
Monday’s temperature is forecast at 92 degrees, according to Accuweather, with a real feel temperature of 99. Overnight lows are expected to remain in the 70s until Thursday night and then cool into the weekend.
On Tuesday, mercury is expected to hit 96 and feel like 104 degrees.
Wednesday’s high is expected to be 99, and feel like 105.
Thursday’s high is forecast at 96, with temperatures feeling like 105.
Some relief comes Friday, with a high of 93 and a real feel temperature of 97, before temperatures dip into the 80s for the weekend and the first full week of July.
Here’s a list of the city’s cooling centers as well as public locations that are air-conditioned and daytime shelter hours:
Letts Community Center, 1220 W. Kalamazoo St., 483-4311
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday, July 3: Closed for July 4 Holiday
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Foster Community Center, 200 N. Foster St., 483-4233
Monday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, July 3: Closed for July 4 Holiday
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Gier Community Center, 2400 Hall St., 483-4313
Monday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, July 3: Closed for July 4 Holiday
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Alfreda Schmidt Southside Community Center, 5825 Wise Rd., 483-6685
Monday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, July 3: Closed for July 4 Holiday
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Lansing City Hall Lobby, 124 W. Michigan Ave.
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, July 3: Closed for July 4 Holiday
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Residents can also use Capital Area District Libraries Lansing branches, CATA, and other air-conditioned public spaces during their regular hours. Those hours are:
Capital Area District Library
Downtown branch, 401 S. Capitol Ave
Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, July 3 – Saturday, July 4: Closed for holiday
Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.
South Lansing branch, 3500 S. Cedar St.
Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, July 3 – Saturday, July 4: Closed for holiday
Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.
CATA Transportation Center, 420 S. Grand Ave.
Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 4: Closed
Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Unhoused residents have several additional daytime cooling center shelter options available. Daytime hours include:
Advent House Ministries, 743 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., 517-485-4722, will open their drop-in day center each day from 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Lansing Nest, 332 Townsend St., downtown Lansing, is open each day from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Call 517-940-6106 or visit thelansingnest.org for information.
City Rescue Mission Women & Children Center, 2216 S Cedar St, and the men’s shelter on Kalamazoo Street will be open for nighttime shelter guests only each day.
City Rescue Mission Drop-In Center, 415 Kalamazoo St., will be open overnight each weekday starting at 4:00 p.m., and on Saturday & Sunday from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Phone: 517-485-0145.
For more information, please visit the City website at LansingMI.gov/CoolingCenters or call 2-1-1 for access to additional resources.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Extreme heat warning issued for Lansing area
Reporting by Al Wilson, Lansing State Journal / Lansing State Journal
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