S. Broad Street cooling center in Gastonia will now open dependent on NWS temperature forecasts

GASTONIA, N.C. – Changes in Gastonia at the city’s cooling center. New operating guidelines are now in place. Effective immediately, Gastonia will use temperature forecasts from the National Weather Service to determine daily operation at the location on South Broad Street.

The decision whether the cooling center opens will happen at 10AM, 48-hours in advance. If the high temperature is expected to be between 90 and 94 degrees, the outdoor portion of the cooling station will open, and if it’s any hotter than that, the indoor portion will open up.