Six people in Maryland have died from heat-related issues this summer with four of those deaths in the last two weeks, according to the state health department.
Maryland recorded the year’s first heat-related death last month in Prince George’s County. Since then, central Maryland has experienced severe heat through the end of June and early parts of July.
During the recent heat wave, Prince George’s County tallied three more heat-related deaths and Anne Arundel and Baltimore City tallied one each, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
As this weekend approaches, the Baltimore area may get a brief break from the heat with storms in the forecast for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. But the heat index will climb back over 100 on Sunday afternoon with temperatures rising even higher, later.
As the heat continues, cooling centers across the Baltimore area offer relief from dangerous conditions.
Baltimore City
- Hatton Senior Center: 2825 Fait Ave., Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Oliver Senior Center: 1700 Gay St., Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging: 4501 Reisterstown Road, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Waxter Center for Senior Citizens: 1000 Cathedral St., Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Sandtown-Winchester Senior Center: 1601 Baker St., Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- My Sisters Place Women’s Center (open to women and children only): 17 W. Franklin St., daily from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Manna House: 435 E. 25th St., Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Franciscan Center: 101 W. 23rd St., Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Weinberg Housing & Resource Center (WHRC): 620 Fallsway, daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Beans & Bread: 620 Fallsway, daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Baltimore County
Baltimore County public libraries are open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Essex Library: 110 Eastern Ave., Essex
- Towson Library: 320 York Road, Towson
- Arbutus: 855 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus
- Cockeysville: 9833 Greenside Drive, Cockeysville
- Hereford: 16940 York Road, Hereford
- Lansdowne: 500 Third Ave., Lansdowne
- Loch Raven: 1046 Taylor Ave., Towson
- North Point: 1716 Merritt Blvd., Dundalk
- Owings Mills: 10302 Grand Central Ave., Owings Mills
- Parkville-Carney: 9509 Harford Road, Parkville
- Perry Hall: 9685 Honeygo Blvd., Perry Hall
- Pikesville: 1301 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville
- Randallstown: 8604 Liberty Road, Randallstown
- Reisterstown: 21 Cockeys Mill Road, Reisterstown
- Rosedale: 6105 Kenwood Ave., Rosedale
- Sollers Point: 323 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk
- White Marsh: 8133 Sandpiper Circle, Baltimore
- Woodlawn: 1811 Woodlawn Drive, Woodlawn
Senior centers in Baltimore County also act as cooling centers.
- Essex Senior Center: 600 Dorsey Ave., Baltimore
- Liberty Senior Center: 3525 Resource Drive, Randallstown
- Bykota Senior Center: 611 Central Ave., Towson
Carroll County
- The Citizen Services office building: 10 Distillery Drive, Westminster
- Westminster Senior and Community Center: 125 Stoner Ave., Westminster
- Mount Airy Senior and Community Center: 703 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy
- North Carroll Senior and Community Center: 2328 Hanover Pike, Hampstead
- South Carroll Senior and Community Center: 5928 Mineral Hill Road, Eldersburg
- Taneytown Senior and Community Center: 220 Roberts Mill Road, Taneytown
- Eldersburg Branch: 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
- Finksburg Branch: 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg
- Mount Airy Branch: 705 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy
- North Carroll Branch: 2255 Hanover Pike, Hampstead
- Taneytown Branch: 10 Grand Drive, Taneytown
- Westminster Branch: 50 E. Main St., Westminster
Anne Arundel County
Police District Community meeting rooms are open 24 hours for cooling.
- Northern District: 939 Hammonds Lane, Glen Burnie
- Western District: 8273 Telegraph Road, Odenton
- Eastern District: 3700 Mountain Road, Pasadena
- Southern District: 35 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater
Harford County
- Harford County Public Library: 1221-A Bass Mill Road, Belcamp, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Harford County Public School Libraries, Aberdeen Branch: 21 Franklin Street, Aberdeen, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Abingdon Branch: 2510 Tollgate, Abingdon, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Bel Air Branch: 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Bel Air, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Darlington Branch: 1134 Main St., Darlington, daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Edgewood Branch: 629 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Fallston Branch: 1461 Fallston Road, Fallston, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Havre de Grace Branch: 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave Bel Air, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Jarrettsville Branch: 3722 Norrisville Road Jarrettsville, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Joppa Branch: 655 Towne Center Drive, Joppa, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Norrisville Branch: 5310 Norrisville Road, White Hall, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Whiteford Branch: 2407 Whiteford Road, Whiteford, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
This article has been corrected to accurately reflect the hours of Baltimore County public libraries and include a full list of its locations. The Sun regrets the errors.
