Neighbors Weather

Bucks County Issues ‘Code Blue’ Due To Cold

The county issued the alert through Tuesday.


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March has come in like a lion for Bucks County residents.

Bucks County officials issued a “Code Blue” declaration as bitter cold is set to return for the start of March.

Shelters in Upper, Central and Lower Bucks will be in operation nightly through Tuesday morning.

The following shelters have been activated for this Code Blue event:

Upper Bucks – facebook.com/upperbuckscodeblue
Quakertown Masonic Lodge – First Floor
501 W. Broad Street
Quakertown, PA 18951 

Central Bucks – co2ssh.org 
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
301 N. Main Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
www.doylestownlutheran.org

Lower Bucks – ahtn.org
(3/1)
Calvary Baptist Church – Gym
250 Green Lane
Bristol, PA 19007
www.calvarybristol.org

(3/2)
Morrisville Presbyterian Church
771 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Morrisville, PA 19067
www.mpcusa.org

Please note the Lower Bucks shelter location changes Monday evening to Morrisville Presbyterian Church.

Guests are required to leave the shelters by 6:45 a.m. each day and may return in the evening. The Upper and Lower Bucks shelters will open at 8:30 p.m. The Central Bucks shelter opens at 7:30 p.m.

The county issues a “Code Blue” declaration when temperatures are forecast to drop below 20 degrees for two or more consecutive days. A “Code Blue” may be called amid higher temperatures, as consideration is also given to wind chill, precipitation and other circumstances.

Information about “Code Blue” openings is available Monday – Friday through the County’s Housing Link Helpline at 1-800-810-4434.

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio

Tony has been covering journalism in the region and beyond for a combined 25 years, starting with Montgomery Media in Ft. Washington and finally landing a dream job with The Reporter for six years in Lansdale in 2004. From there, he was hired to run the Lansdale Patch, growing and nurturing it into one of the largest hyperlocal news sites in southeastern Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States from 2010 to 2014. Tony graduated Kutzown University with a B.A. in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He has been the recipient of numerous first and second place writing awards for his features and breaking news.