It’s chilly outside. Multnomah County has set a threshold of 25 degrees for the establishment of cold weather overnight shelters, and downtown Portland has seen 11 nights with lows of at or below freezing, with the exception of one night when the low was 33.
Chris Voss, the county’s director of emergency services, stated that during the winter, we’re constantly on high alert. We are aware that this weather event is still ongoing. It may be changing from one that is dry to one that has a little bit more precipitation. Precipitation creates a new risk even if the temperature rises slightly.
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