From a press release: Warren County Office of Emergency Services is informing the public that warming centers will be available at a number of locations Friday, February 3rd and Saturday, February 4th as dangerously cold temperatures occur across the region.
Wind chills are expected to approach 40 degrees below zero on Friday and early Saturday, and actual temperatures will bottom out near 20 below in parts of Warren County on Saturday morning, A wind chill warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Warren County from 1 a.m. Friday, February 3rd to 1 p.m. Saturday, February 4th.
Life-threatening hypothermia can set in within 15 minutes at these temperatures, while frostbite to exposed skin can occur in as little as 15 minutes as well.
Residents can go to the following locations during the specified time periods Friday and Saturday to warm up if needed:
(Reminder: Those who need assistance should contact 911 if experiencing an emergency.)
Bolton
- Bolton Free Library, 4922 Lake Shore Drive (Fri: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Chester
- Chester Town Hall, 6307 Route 9 (Fri: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.)
- Town of Chester Public Library, 6307 Route 9 (Sat: 9 a.m-1 p.m.)
Glens Falls
- The Open Door Mission, 226 Warren Street (24 hours)
- Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen Street, (Fri, Sat: 9 a.m-5 p.m.)
Hague
- Hague Fire Station, 4 West Hague Road (Fri, Sat 8 a.m.-4 p.m
Horicon
- Horicon Town Hall, 6604 Route 8 (Fri: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.)
- Horicon Free Public Library, 6604 Route 8 (Sat: 10 a.m-2 p.m.)
Johnsburg
- Johnsburg Town Hall, 219 Main Street (Fri: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
- Johnsburg Library, 219 Main Street (Fri 11 a.m.-5p.m., Saturday 11 a.m-2 p.m.)
Lake George
- The Caldwell-Lake George Library, 336 Canada Street (Fri, Sat: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Lake Luzerne
- Lake Luzerne Senior Center, 539 Lake Avenue (Fri: 8 a.m-4 p.m.)
Queensbury
- Aviation Mall, 578 Aviation Road (Fri, Sat: 11 a.m-9 p.m.)
Stony Creek
- Stony Creek Town Hall, 52 Hadley Road, (Fri: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
- Stony Creek Library, 37 Harrisburg Road (Fri: 1 p.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Warrensburg
- Warrensburg Emergency Medical Services, 3 King Street (Fri, Sat: 8 a.m-11 p.m.)
Washington County WARMING CENTERS TO BE ACTIVATED (IF NEEDED)
From a press release: Should the need arise for a warming center in your area, please contact our team at (518)747-3325 with the information relative to anyone in need and we will coordinate the activation of a local warming center based on the area of need. If you are interested in utilizing your station / office / organization's facilities as a warming center if needed - please contact us and let us know and we'll place that information on the stand-by list.
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Washington County has also POSTPONED Winterfest until Feb. 25.