Camden County Faces Code Blue All Week As Temperatures Drop

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — Camden County will be under a Code Blue Weather Alert each night this week as mild temperatures were expected to give way to frigid cold.

The alert will be in effect from 7 p.m. Monday night through noon on Tuesday; 7 p.m. Tuesday until 8 a.m. Wednesday; 7 p.m. Wednesday until 7 a.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. Thursday until 7 a.m. Friday; and from 7 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday.

“Today’s mild temperatures will be replaced by wind and frigid air with the arrival of a cold front that will impact our weather for the remainder of the week,” Commissioner Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, said on Monday when he made the announcement. “When temperatures reach this low, it is important to check on elderly relatives and neighbors, and to ensure that they are warm and safe. Even inside, cold conditions can quickly become dangerous for vulnerable populations, especially those who lack heat or electricity.”

When the Camden County Health Officer declares a Code Blue, municipalities with homeless populations, situational homeless or transient populations are expected to activate their Code Blue response plan to accommodate their immediate needs.

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.

Anyone seeking shelter in a warming center should contact their local municipality. The new after-hours Code Blue Emergency Hotline phone number is 2-1-1.

Additional resources are available by calling the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services at 800-999-9045, or by visiting www.camdencounty.com.

In case of a power outage please report it directly to the appropriate utility provider list below:

• PSE&G: 1-800-436-PSEG (7734)
• PSEG website: http://pseg.com/home/customer_service/outage_info/index.jsp
• Atlantic City Electric: 1-800-833-7476; https://www.atlanticcityelectric.com/Pages/default.aspx
• South Jersey Gas: 1-800-582-7060
• South Jersey Gas website: http://southjerseygas.com/

The forecast for the week, according to the National Weather Service, can be found below:

Monday
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 40.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.