BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Code Blue is in effect for Tuesday night in Buffalo and Erie County

The shelter at the Buffalo City Mission is open from 7 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Tuesday night, that shelter is located at 100 East Tupper Street in Buffalo.

Those seeking shelter will be permitted at the NFTA METRO Transportation Center, located at 181 Ellicott Street, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to acquire bus tickets for transportation to the Code Blue shelter. Those seeking shelter will not be allowed to wait outside the NFTA outside of those hours.

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A Code Blue is put in place when temperatures drop below freezing or 15 degrees Fahrenheit, triggering one of two alerts, Code Blue 32 or Code Blue 15. Emergency situations near zero degrees

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