Code Blue issued in Camden County as Thursday remains windy – NBC10 Philadelphia

Thursday, December 5, proved to be a stormy day, with strong winds knocking over trash cans and sending objects flying through neighborhood streets.

Workers in New Jersey spent the day searching for decorations and tying them up again and again.

People and pets were also seen braving the conditions along Haddon Avenue in Collingswood.

A code blue has been issued for Camden County for the next few nights as temperatures are expected to remain cold.

Camden Co. code blue

The Camden County Department of Health and Human Services has issued a blue code for the next three nights.

The county works with cities to prepare and serve communities experiencing homelessness and people with disabilities.

“It is critical that everyone stay within and away from these dangerous elements,” Commissioner Virginia Betteridge said in a statement. “It is also important that our elderly residents and people with disabilities have their heating in order and that all pets are brought indoors.”

Code Blue applies to:

• 7pm Thursday, December 5th to 7am Friday, December 6th
• 7pm Friday, December 6th to 7am Saturday, December 7th
• Saturday, December 7th, 7 p.m. to Sunday, December 8th, 7 a.m.

If you experience an emergency during this time frame, please call the hotline at 2-1-1.

For additional resources, contact the Health Department at (800) 999-9045 or click here.

Stormy winds become deadly and destructive

According to police, a woman was killed and a child was injured after part of a tree fell on their SUV as they drove through Chester County on Thursday, December 5th.

And in Roxborough, another woman was killed when a light pole fell onto the high school tracks, according to a Philadelphia police spokesman.

Meanwhile, winds in New Jersey were so strong that the basketball hoop was found lying across the street from Desiree Wright’s home in Collingswood.

“I thought, holy heavens, the wind is really bad, but I’m really proud because the wind doesn’t knock over my homemade Christmas decorations, so woo woo,” Wright told NBC10.

A local business owner, Froggie Almand, explained that he decorates his house every year to lift everyone’s spirits, but the wind blows the ornaments around.

“The Nutcracker’s head fell off, so we have to glue it back on. There are losses here! It’s just a bad day for Christmas decorations,” Almand said.

Almand said his Snoopy was lying on his back and Santa’s beard was hanging by a thread.

Staff at Glow in Washington Township encourage everyone to make the extra effort to ensure your holiday decorations are secured.

“I know the worst thing you can do is find out your Christmas lights are on your neighbor’s lawn. You don’t want to deal with all these headaches. Take it one step further. IF you think it’s safe, make it twice as safe. So you know it’s going to be there,” said Matt Michielli of Glow.

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