UPDATE: Code Blue Advisory Continues in Collingswood

A Code Blue Advisory instituted Monday night will remain in effect in Camden County through next Monday morning.

The Health Officer issued the Code Blue advisory for Camden County effective from 6 p.m. until 7 a.m. on Feb. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

“This weekend will be brutally cold with the possibility of more snow and windy conditions, so everyone should be sheltered and out of the elements during this severe weather,” Camden County Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, said. “If you must leave the house, please dress yourself and your children in warm clothing, hats and gloves. Also, please remember to check on elderly relatives and neighbors, and bring your pets indoors.”

The active period of snow showers will continue for the next few days with an approaching cold front followed by a reinforcing artic front for the weekend. Weekend temperatures are not expected to climb above 20 degrees and winds out of the west could gust up to 35 miles per hour.

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

“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.”

In Collingswood, warming centers can be found at the following locations:

• Collingswood Borough Municipal Building, 678 Haddon Avenue;
• Collingswood Fire House, 20 West Collings Avenue;
• Collingswood Library, 771 Haddon Avenue; and
• Collingswood Senior Center, 30 West Collings Avenue