Montgomery County Declares Code Blue Through Saturday

Montgomery County has declared another “Code Blue” due to the freezing weather forecast. It is also supposed to snow a couple inches starting Friday night. Here is the notice from the county:

The Montgomery County Commissioners, on the advice of the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety, have declared a Code Blue Cold Weather Emergency for Montgomery County based on a review of forecasts from the National Weather Service.

The Code Blue Declaration has been issued for Montgomery County for the period beginning at 9:00pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 through 12:00pm on Saturday, December 17, 2016. A Code Blue Cold Weather Declaration is made in Montgomery County when winter conditions pose a threat of serious harm or death to individuals without shelter. A Code Blue is called when the combination of air temperature and wind chill is anticipated to be 20ºF or less.

Stay warm.