Heat Advisory

Where to find a cooling center near you

Posted 6/19/24

UPPER DELAWARE, NEW YORK & PENNSYLVANIA—The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that remains in effect until 9 PM EDT Thursday. 

Heat index values of 95 to 100 are …

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Heat Advisory

Where to find a cooling center near you

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UPPER DELAWARE, NEW YORK & PENNSYLVANIA—The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that remains in effect until 8 p.m.  EDT Saturday.. 

Heat index values of 95 to 100 are expected in the New York, Delaware, and Sullivan counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Wayner, Pike, and Southern Wayne Counties.

Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses according to the National Weather Service. 

The Sullivan County Government advises people to “drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room if possible, stay out of the sun when able, and check up on relatives and neighbors."

Here's the link to an interactive Sullivan County map of cooling centers. On the home page, click "Find a warming or cooling center" and put in your location.

https://gis.sullivanny.us/portal/apps/instant/nearby/index.html?appid=8bd4db1616c646e2bc48921385ac8d01&find=93%2520Erie%2520Ave%252C%2520Narrowsburg%252C%2520NY%252C%252012764%252C%2520USA&sliderDistance=1

Other cooling centers include public libraries.

Tusten and Cochecton
Tusten-Cochecton Public Library
198 Bridge St, Narrowsburg, NY 12748
Call us at  845-482-4350

Highland 
Sunshine Hall Free Library
12 Proctor Rd, Eldred, New York, 12732
Call us at 845-557-6258

Callicoon
Delaware Free Library
45 Lower Main St, Callicoon, NY 12723
Call us at 845-482-4350

Jeffersonville 
Jeffersonville Library
19 Center St, Jeffersonville, NY 12748
Call us at 845-482-4350

Monticello 
Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library
479 Broadway, Monticello, New York, 12701
Call us at 845-794-4660

Sullivan County Government Center
100 North St, Monticello, New York, 12701
Call us at 845-794-3000

St John Street Episcopal Church
15 St John St, Monticello, NY 12701
Call us at 845-794-8111

Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless
9 Monticello St, Monticello, New York, 12701
Call us at 845-794-2604

Liberty
Liberty United Methodist Church
170 N Main St, Liberty, NY 12754
Call us at 845-292-6243

Liberty Public Library
189 North Main St., Liberty, NY, 12754
Call us at 845-292-6070

Livingston Manor 
Livingston Manor Free Library
92 Main St, Livingston Manor, NY 12758
Call us at 845-439-5440

In Wayne County, Pennsylvania

The county has not established any specific cooling stations, however individuals can seek refuge at the Wayne County Senior Centers:

Honesdale Center: Earl J. Simons Center, 323 10th Street, Honesdale, PA 18431, 570-253-4262/570-253-9115 fax. Located at the end of 10th Street across from the Old Stone Jail.

Hamlin Center: Salem Township Building, 15 Township Bldg. Rd, Route 590, Hamlin, PA 18427 570-689-3766 /570-689- 5002 fax, Route 191 South to Hamlin 4 corners, turn right onto 590 West, go 1/2 mile, turn right after UPS sign.

Hawley Center: Robert J. Drake Senior Community Center, 337 “A” Park Place, Bingham Park, Hawley, PA 18428, 570-226-4209 / 570-226-3422 fax. Route 6 to Hawley, passed the ball field across from the mayor's office, just before the bridge, left onto Park St. (in Bingham Park).

Wayne County also has seven libraries, with various hours of operation, where people can also go to get cool:

  • Bethany, 8 Court St., Bethany;
  • Hamlin, 518 Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel;
  • Hawley, 103 Main Ave., Hawley;
  • Newfoundland, 954 Main St., Newfoundland;
  • Lakewood (Northern Wayne), 11 Library Road, Route 370, Lakewood, PA;
  • Pleasant Mount, 375 Great Bend Turnpike, Pleasant Mount PA;
  • Honesdale (Wayne County Public Library), 1406 Main St., Honesdale, PA.

For more about the county library system, visit Wayne Library Alliance: https://www.waynelibraries.org/honesdale.html 

(Editor's note: This article was updated on June 21, to reflect the lengthening of the heat advisory from Thursday, 8 p.m. to Saturday,  8 p.m. as per the National Weather Service. )

Cooling stations, New York, heat wave, Pennsylvania, Sullivan County, Wayne County

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