The cooling centers are another component of the city’s response to severe weather, which affected North Texas early May 28.
The overview
In anticipation of warm and humid conditions later this week, Plano residents are encouraged to seek out areas with power and air conditioning. Per the news release, Oncor officials have informed the city that outages could last multiple days.
Cooling stations are operating at the following Plano library and recreation center locations during normal operation hours:
- Carpenter Recreation Center
- Davis Public Library
- Haggard Public Library
- Liberty Recreation Center
- Parr Public Library
- Oak Point Recreation Center
- Tom Muhlehbeck Recreation Center
- Sam Johnson Recreation Center
- Schimelpfenig Public Library
By the numbers
Over 15,400 outages have been reported, and 570,000 individuals across North Texas are still without power in the aftermath of severe weather May 28, per Oncor’s power outage tracker.
