PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Cities and organizations throughout the Pittsburgh area are going to be opening warming centers as the region is bracing for the arrival of extremely cold temperatures over the next several days.

The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory that is in place through 1 p.m. on Wednesday.  Temperatures are expected to be below zero degrees at times with extremely cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero being possible. 

Parts of the area may not see temperatures rise above the 10 degree mark for three straight days. 

The extreme cold can have severely harmful effects on the body, including hypothermia and frostbite. The latter can lead to irreversible damage, including losing fingers, ears, and hands. To help avoid that, you should dress to protect yourself when outside in extreme cold temperatures. 

Pittsburgh CitiParks activating warming centers 

Starting Monday, six facilities will be open as warming shelters. The centers will be open Monday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

Only the centers in Beechview, Brighton Heights, Greenfield, Homewood, Sheraden, and on the South Side will be open Monday due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday. The remaining centers (Ammon, Arlington, Brookline, Jefferson, Magee, Ormsby, Paulson, Warrington, and West Penn) will be open on Tuesday. 

Shaler North Hills Library opening as a warming center

The Shaler Township Police Department says the library along Mt. Royal Boulevard will be open as a warming center on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

The facility will be open each day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Pitcairn fire station opening as warming shelter

The Pitcairn Police Department says the fire department’s station along South Center Avenue is being opened as a warming shelter starting at 8 a.m. on Monday.  The center will remain open through 12 p.m. on Wednesday.

Free coffee will be provided at the center and the facility will be monitored by the police department and the fire department. 

Charleroi Fire Department opening as warming center

The fire department located along Fallowfield Avenue says it will be open as a warming center starting at 8 a.m. on Monday. 

Anyone needing more information is asked to call 724-483-7311 or message the department on Facebook. 

Washington Salvation Army opening warming center

The Salvation Army in Washington says a warming center will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the Worship and Service Center along East Maiden Street.

The Salvation Army says they will have hot and cold drinks and snacks along with a place to stay out of the cold.

Several warming centers opening in Beaver County

Former Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Melvin Ingram made it known he was not happy with how he was being used in the 2021 season. When he did not get the role he was expecting, Ingram requested a trade, and landed with the Kansas City Chiefs after the Steelers moved on from him.

On the I Am Athlete podcast, Ingram discussed just how he got out of Pittsburgh. He said he stopped showing up to everything, including practices and games, to force the trade. Ingram told the Steelers to call him once he was traded.

“I just kept it a buck,” Ingram said. “I stopped going to everything. Call me when you trade me. I don’t even play like that.”

Ingram did not win a Super Bowl with the Chiefs that year, and would later leave to join the Miami Dolphins in pursuit of that ring. That year, the Steelers let Bud Dupree go to the Tennessee Titans, and Alex Highsmith stepped up to be the starter. Ingram thought he would come in and start across from T.J. Watt, but that never came to fruition.

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