SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 Lackawanna County and the City of Scranton have issued several new Code Blue alerts for the coming week, extending what has already been a long stretch of dangerously cold nights across the region. Northeast Pennsylvania has experienced repeated Code Blue activations this month as temperatures continue to dip into the teens, creating hazardous conditions for vulnerable residents.<\/p>\n
The latest alerts will be in effect on the following nights:<\/p>\n
Monday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. through Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7 a.m.; Previously declared \u2014 Temperatures around 13F, wind chill near 10FTuesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. through Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 7 a.m.; Forecast: 24F with a 17F wind chillWednesday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. through Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 a.m.; Forecast: 24F with a 19F wind chillFriday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. through Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7 a.m.; Forecast: 19F with an 11F wind chill<\/p>\n
A Code Blue alert is issued when temperatures are expected to fall below 20 degrees. The designation prompts emergency shelter services to expand access for individuals without stable housing and anyone at increased risk from the extreme cold.<\/p>\n
Shelter locations for Code Blue nights include:<\/p>\n
St. Anthony\u2019s Haven, 409 Olive St., Scranton \u2014 open 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.Weston Field House, 982 Providence Road, Scranton \u2014 opens at 7:30 p.m.Community Intervention Center (CIC), 445 North 6th Ave., Scranton \u2014 open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours as needed<\/p>\n
Officials are also urging residents to take precautions as the Arctic air mass lingers. Homeowners are encouraged to check carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, avoid running generators indoors, and dress in layers to limit cold exposure. Motorists should ensure vehicles are winter-ready with proper antifreeze levels, tires, and emergency supplies.<\/p>\n
Authorities remind the public to look in on elderly neighbors and to keep pets indoors during extreme cold. Power outages should be reported directly to utility companies \u2014 not to 911. Emergency calls should be reserved for life-threatening situations.<\/p>\n
With yet another wave of sub-freezing nights forecasted, county and city officials stress that Code Blue resources remain available to anyone who needs a warm, safe place to stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 Lackawanna County and the City of Scranton have issued several new Code Blue…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":{"0":"post-61543","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-scranton","9":"tag-scranton-headlines","10":"tag-scranton-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}