{"id":312579,"date":"2026-06-19T02:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/312579\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T02:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:29:18","slug":"tampa-to-open-cooling-stations-as-heat-index-climbs-past-105-degrees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/312579\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa to open cooling stations as heat index climbs past 105 degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tampa officials are opening emergency cooling stations across the city to provide relief from extreme heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Heat Advisory was active on Thursday as heat index values are expected to climb between 105 and 110 degrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The designated facilities will offer air-conditioned spaces for all residents seeking shelter from the sun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; With temperatures soaring into the upper 90s and a heat index above 100 degrees, the city of Tampa is activating cooling stations for anyone trying to beat the heat on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa cooling relief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Extreme summer heat is hitting the region, pushing afternoon temperatures into the upper 90s. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/bay-area-heat-advisory-feels-like-temperatures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:A Heat Advisory is in effect Thursday from noon to 7 p.m. to protect the public.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;A Heat Advisory is in effect Thursday from noon to 7 p.m. to protect the public.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">A Heat Advisory is in effect Thursday from noon to 7 p.m. to protect the public.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To combat the rising temperatures, the city of Tampa is opening four air-conditioned spaces on Friday, June 19. These stations will operate from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and are open to all residents, especially individuals who lack access to air conditioning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cooling locations include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barksdale Adult Activity Center, 1801 N. Lincoln Ave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George Bartholomew Center, 8608 N. 12th St.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ragan Park Center, 1200 E. Lake Ave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kate Jackson Community Center, 821 S. Rome Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Severe weather gaps<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we don&#8217;t know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials have not yet confirmed if these cooling sites will remain open through the weekend if the extreme temperatures persist past Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Heat safety updates<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What you can do<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Residents can sign up for real-time safety updates, weather tips and emergency notifications by texting HEATSAFE to 888-777.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">People are strongly urged to take proactive precautions, stay hydrated and limit outdoor exposure during peak heat hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Source<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The information in this story was gathered from the city of Tampa, which issued an official public safety directive explaining the activation of the emergency cooling stations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Tampa officials are opening emergency cooling stations across the city to provide relief from extreme heat.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[79026,127953,86414,74006,116922,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-312579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-extreme-heat","tag-heat-advisory","tag-heat-index","tag-stations","tag-summer-heat","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}