Health Commissioner Declares Code Blue Alert in Baltimore for Wednesday – Friday

Tuesday Jan 6th, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

With predicted low temperatures for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week in the teens, and wind chills in the single digits, the Interim Health Commissioner for Baltimore City is declaring a Code Blue for January 7, 8 & 9.

“We are expecting to have very cold temperatures in Baltimore later this week, with the potential of dangerously low wind chills”, said Dr. Jacquelyn Duval-Harvey, Interim Health Commissioner for Baltimore City.  “We haven’t had cold weather like this in almost a year, so people need to be prepared and educated about the dangers.”

Please see the full press release below.

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