Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, advises municipalities that Camden County will be under a “Code Blue” severe weather advisory through Thursday morning.
The Health Officer issued the severe weather advisory for Camden County effective from 6 p.m. this evening until 7 a.m. Jan. 30.
“Another arctic blast is coming into the county and will be here for several days creating more extreme weather conditions with temperatures in the teens and single digits,” said Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Health Department. “With treacherous weather on the way, we need everyone to be sheltered and out of the elements.”
The latest forecast obtained by Camden County is calling for another arctic front to reach our region later today. Conditions will turn very cold tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. We will continue to watch a developing system passing to the south of us tomorrow night into Wednesday. The current track keeps the bulk of the precipitation away from our area but a few flurries cannot be ruled out.
The Camden County Health Department and the Office of Emergency Management have worked with each municipality to ensure they have the proper resources to respond to these severe weather situations as part of their individual Code Blue plans. Each municipality has identified its own location to accommodate those in their community seeking shelter from the severe weather.
“During these weather emergencies, we encourage everyone to check on elderly or handicapped relatives and neighbors that live alone,” Rodriguez said. “It is important that most vulnerable among us are not left without heat or electricity.”
Persons seeking shelter in a warming center should contact their local municipality.
