One additional location operated by the American Red Cross is also available as a shelter in the Houston area, according to the city of Houston's Office of Emergency Management's website.
- Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, 11612 Memorial Drive, Houston
- Bayland Community Center will be open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. as a cooling and charging center. Food, water, and ice distribution will be 3-5 p.m. or until supplies run out.
- Tracy Gee Community Center will be open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. as a cooling and charging center.
- Radack and Weekley community centers will distribute food, water and ice from 3-5 p.m. or until supplies run out.
Four additional cooling, charging and water distribution centers will open across Harris County Precinct 4 on May 18 starting at 10 a.m.
Precinct 4 staff will be onsite and available to answer questions about disaster recovery resources, according to a May 17 news release. Two locations in west Harris County will be strictly drive-up distribution centers offering disaster boxes, fruit, water and cleaning supplies.
Cooling, charging and distribution centers include:
- Bayland Community Center, open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at 6400 Bissonnet St., Houston. Food and water will be distributed starting at 2:30 p.m. until supplies run out.
- Tracy Gee Community Center, open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at 3599 Westcenter Drive, Houston.
- Radack Community Center at 18650 Clay Road, Houston. Water and ice distribution will begin at 10 a.m. until supplies run out. Food and water will be distributed from 2:30 p.m. until supplies last.
- Weekley Community Center at 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress. Food and water will be distributed from 2:30 p.m. until supplies last.
Following severe weather that swept through Houston on May 16 leaving thousands without power, there are several locations across the Greater Houston area serving as shelters or cooling centers.
What you need to know
All open YMCA Greater Houston locations will serve as storm relief centers, according to a May 17 news release. To see what locations are open, visit www.ymcahouston.org.
Various Harris County libraries are open as cooling shelters. To see the full list and hours of operation, visit www.readyharris.org.
Operated by the American Red Cross, a shelter is open at Green House International, 200 W. Greens Road, Houston, according to prior reporting.
The city of Houston has opened several cooling shelters May 17, including:
- Kingwood Community Center, open from 2-7 p.m. at 4102 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood
- Stude Park Community Center, open from 2-7 p.m. at 1031 Stude St., Houston
- Acres Homes Multi-Service Center, open from 3-7 p.m. at 6719 W. Montgomery Road, Houston
- Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center, open from 3-7 p.m. at 4510 Reed Road, Houston
- Metropolitan Multi-Service Center, open from 3-7 p.m. at 1475 W. Gray St., Houston
The Houston Food Bank is open during normal hours May 17, according to its website. The organization is actively mobilizing to assist communities affected by the severe weather.
Cassandra Jenkins contributed to this report.
