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BUFFALO, N.Y. — As temperatures get cold again, a Code Blue has been issued for Monday night in Buffalo and Erie County.
When the temperature drops below freezing or 15 degrees Fahrenheit, it triggers one of two alerts, Code Blue 32 or Code Blue 15. Emergency situations near zero degrees or with extreme weather trigger additional response. The overnight warming shelter locations for Monday evening: The daytime warming shelter will be open on Tuesday, April 1 and located at the following: Code Blue clients will be permitted at the NFTA METRO Transportation Center from 5 p.
m. - 7:30 p.m.
to obtain bus tickets to the Code Blue Shelter when Code Blue is called. People will not be allowed to wait at the NFTA outside of those hours. Helpful numbers and resources: The Lockport CARES Homeless Shelter is open from 6 p.
m. to 9 p.m.
daily and is for adults over the age of 18. It allows children who are accompanied by a parent or guardian. It is located at 193 Genesee Street in the City of Lockport.
In Chautauqua County for Code Blue days, daytime warming shelters are open Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.
m. at the Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services, 15 W. Lucas Avenue in Dunkirk and the Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services, 110 E.
Fourth Street in Jamestown. They also have several locations for weekend hours and overnight during a Code Blue. You can get the full list here: chqgov.
com/CodeBlue.
