Dangerous heat coming to valley
Get ready for another round of intense heat. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning from noon Friday until 9 p.m. Saturday for the Las Vegas Valley. The warning affects areas below 4,000 feet in Southern Nevada.
Also, an excessive heat watch has been issued for the same area from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
Temperatures in the valley are expected to range from 108 degrees to 115 degrees this weekend in the valley.
Nine cooling stations will be open to the homeless today through Saturday because temperatures might rise to dangerous levels. The cooling stations will be open during daylight hours. They are:
• Black Mountain Recreation Center, 599 Greenway Road., Henderson.
• Cambridge Recreation Center, 3930 Cambridge St., near Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway.
• Dula Gymnasium, 441 E. Bonanza Road., near Las Vegas Boulevard.
• Hollywood Recreation Center, 1650 S. Hollywood Blvd., near Charleston Boulevard.
• Islamic Society of Nevada, 4730 E. Desert Inn Road, near Boulder Highway.
• Pearson Community Center, 1625 W. Carey Ave., near Martin Luther King Boulevard, North Las Vegas.
• Valley View Recreation Center, 500 Harris St., Henderson.
• Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, near Desert Inn.
• Walnut Recreation Center, 3075 N. Walnut Road, near East Cheyenne Avenue.
For more information, call 211.
