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Monrovia Officials Brace for Hazardous Heat Wave
The city will set up a cooling station for residents as temperatures are expected to reach 105 degrees in town by the end of the week.
Monrovia officials are bracing for a hazardous heatwave expected to drive temperatures into the triple digits for the rest of the week.
The city has set up a cooling station in the Monroe room of the Monrovia Community Center. The area is open to residents "who need escape from the hazardous conditions," according to a city news release.
"The combination of hot temperatures and increased humidity will create a prolonged period of well above normal and possibly dangerous heat," the NWS wrote in its hazardous weather warning released Tuesday.
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The station will begin operation at noon Wednesday and stay open until 8 p.m. Friday. The climate-controlled will also remain open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and noon to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
The 's CERT volunteers will also check in on the city's elderly by phone and by going door-to-door, according to the city.
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