华盛顿特区启动今冬首个严寒警报：11月13日晚7时至次日上午9时，风寒体感最低32华氏度，低温庇护所全面开放
华盛顿特区市长 Muriel Bowser 宣布，特区11月13日晚启动今冬首个严寒警报（Cold Alert），时段为当晚7时至11月14日上午9时。此次警报由特区国土安全与紧急事务管理局（HSEMA）与人力服务局共同执行。
国家气象局预报当晚最低气温为37华氏度，风寒体感最低32华氏度。需要前往庇护所的居民可拨打庇护所热线（202）399-7093 或 311，申请免费的无障碍交通；如遇紧急医疗情况，应拨打911。
特区的严寒警报在预报风寒体感降至16至32华氏度时触发，或在21至40华氏度并伴有降水时触发；极端严寒警报（Extreme Cold Alert）的门槛为15华氏度以下，或20华氏度以下并伴有降水。
当晚开放的低温庇护所（晚7时至次日上午9时）包括：女性庇护所 Eve's Place（2210 Adams Place NE）；男性庇护所 801 East Day Center（2722 Martin L. King Jr. Avenue SE）、Emery Hypothermia（1725 Lincoln Road NE）和 Federal City 1 North（425 2nd Street NW）。市政府表示，低温庇护所一旦在本季开放，将在整个冬季保持开放；另有多家低门槛庇护所全天候或每晚开放。
市政府还提示，动物紧急情况可拨打 Brandywine Valley SPCA 的电话（202）888-PETS，居民可通过 AlertDC 订阅警报通知。
图中是华盛顿特区 Mount Pleasant 社区在暴风雪后的积雪街道
Washington, DC Activates Season's First Cold Alert: 7 PM Nov 13 to 9 AM Nov 14, Wind Chill Low of 32°F, Hypothermia Shelters Open
Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated Washington, DC's first Cold Alert of the season, running from 7 p.m. on Friday, November 13 to 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 14. The alert is run by the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) together with the DC Department of Human Services.
The National Weather Service forecast an overnight low of 37°F, with a wind chill low of 32°F. Residents who need transport to a shelter can call the Shelter Hotline at (202) 399-7093 or 311 for free, accessible transport. Anyone facing an immediate medical emergency should call 911.
In the District, a Cold Alert is triggered when the forecast wind chill falls between 16 and 32°F, or between 21 and 40°F with precipitation. An Extreme Cold Alert is triggered below 15°F, or below 20°F with precipitation.
Hypothermia shelters open from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. that night include Eve's Place at 2210 Adams Place NE, for women; and, for men, the 801 East Day Center at 2722 Martin L. King Jr. Avenue SE, Emery Hypothermia at 1725 Lincoln Road NE, and Federal City 1 North at 425 2nd Street NW. The city says that once a hypothermia shelter opens, it stays open for the rest of the season. A number of low-barrier shelters also operate around the clock or nightly.
The city also advises that animal emergencies can be reported to the Brandywine Valley SPCA at (202) 888-PETS, and that residents can sign up for alerts through AlertDC.
来源：华盛顿特区市政府
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图片来源：图：华盛顿特区 Mount Pleasant 社区雪后街道。作者：Nvss132，CC0，维基共享资源。 / Photo: A snow-covered street in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of Washington, DC. Credit: Nvss132, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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