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 Friday morning.
The Health Officer issued the severe weather advisory for Camden County effective from 6 p.m. Jan. 30 until 7 a.m. Jan. 31.
“Extreme weather continues to stay rooted in the region and the severe cold will be a constant throughout the winter months,” said Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Health Department. “With treacherous weather here to stay this week, we need everyone to be sheltered and out of the elements.”
The latest forecast obtained by Camden County is calling for increasing clouds overnight with lows of 15 to 20 degrees and 3 to 8 mph winds out of the southwest. A high pressure system over the region will should eliminate precipitation and temperatures will return back to seasonal levels later tomorrow.
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.
