City of Atlanta opens cooling center as temperatures rise – WSB-TV Channel 2

ATLANTA — As summer approaches in the South and it gets hotter, the city of Atlanta is opening a cooling center.

The center will be located at the Selena Butler Park and Recreation Center on William Holmes Borders Drive SE, according to the mayor’s office.

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It will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday and Monday.

Ashley Kramlich, Team 2 Severe Weather Meteorologist says temperatures will rise into the upper 90s over the weekend and remain high through early next week.

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City officials say they will also distribute water to people in the cooling center.

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