BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Code Blue has been issued for Saturday night due to cold temperatures in Western New York.

The Code Blue shelter at the Buffalo City Mission (100 E Tupper St, Buffalo) is open from 7 p.m. Saturday night to 7 a.m. Sunday morning.

The Buffalo City Mission's daytime shelter is open daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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

A Code Blue is activated when temperatures drop below freezing or 15 degrees Fahrenheit, triggering one of two alerts: Code Blue 32 or Code Blue 15.

Extreme weather conditions near zero d

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