Staying Cool Around Racine County During Wisconsin's Heat Advisory

RACINE COUNTY, WI — As a heat index between 100 and 105 sweeps into much of Wisconsin, including Racine County, officials are reminding people how to stay safe and offering public places to catch a break.

Forecasters expect high heat in much of southeastern Wisconsin on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the highest heat indexes expected during the afternoon. The heat comes just after thunderstorms knocked out the power to thousands of We Energies customers, possibly leaving some without air conditioning.

Some outages affecting thousands lingered in Milwaukee's southern communities into Tuesday morning. We Energies said it expects all outages to be resolved or be assigned by 7 p.m.

Federal officials recommend people take these precautions on days with high heat:

• Spending part of the day inside an air-conditioned space like shopping malls or libraries.
• Not leaving children or pets in parked cars as temperatures can be life-threatening within minutes.
• Wear light and loose clothing.
• Take cool baths or showers and use wet towels.
• Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
• Check in with people who are at risk and remind them to drink water.
• Be aware of heat-related illness symptoms
  • Heat exhaustion symptoms include heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting or fainting
  • Heat stroke symptoms include extremely high body temperature, hot and dry skin (no sweating), rapid pulse, throbbing headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion, or unconsciousness.

Heat exhaustion and stroke symptoms can become life-threatening if untreated.

Here are cooling centers across Racine County that you can visit if you need a break:

Raymond Village Hall
2255 76th Street, Franksville
262-835-4426
Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Burlington Library
166 East Jefferson Street, Burlington.
262-342-1130
Open 9 a.m.-8 pm.

Burlington Senior Center
587 East State Street, Burlington
262-716-0329
Open Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Village of Rochester Library
208 West Spring Street, Burlington
262-534-3533
Open 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Village of Union Grove Community Room
925 15th Avenue, Union Grove
262-878-1818
Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Town of Norway Hall
6419 Heg Park Road, Wind Lake
262-895-6335
Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Graham Public Library
1215 Main Street, Union Grove
262-878-2910

Waterford Public Library
101 North River Road, Waterford
262-534-3988

Cesar Chavez Community Center
2221 Douglas Avenue, Racine.
262-636-9221
Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Racine Family YMCA - Sealed Air Branch
8501 Campus Drive, Mt. Pleasant
262-634-1994

Dr. John Bryant Community Center
601 21st Street Racine
262-636-9235

Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Community Center
1134 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Racine.
262-636-9237

Humble Park Community Center
2200 Blaine Avenue Racine
262-636-9226

Tyler-Domer Community Center
2301 12th Street Racine
262-636-9414

Racine Public Library
75 7th Street Racine
262-636-9217