How to Use Code Red in a Sentence

Code Red

noun

• Code Red is issued for excessive heat, while Code Grey is issued for poor air quality.
  — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 July 2026
• Thekla went for the spear, but Willow countered with a Code Red followed by a Death Valley Driver.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
• After a slight respite with disastrous thunderstorms, intense heat is back in Philadelphia today, prompting a Code Red from the city.
  — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 15 July 2026
• Cooling centers are now open across the state, and Baltimore health officials launched Code Red Extreme Heat Alert to keep residents safe.
  — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
• Baltimore homeless facilities used as cooling centers during Code Red advisories saw a slight increase in attendance on Thursday because of the heat.
  — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2026
• Conditions improved to Code Red late in the Friday, and as storms moved their way into the area, the air quality took more steps in a positive direction to Code Orange and eventually even better.
  — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 20 July 2026
• In Baltimore, health officials launched Code Red Extreme Heat Season, a multi-agency effort to keep residents safe from dangerous heat during the summer.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 18 May 2026
• Today's air quality is worse than forecasters projected in Washington DC, going beyond Code Red into Code Purple.
  — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 July 2026
• During this recent Code Red, however, all 311 calls about homeless welfare were automatically being rerouted to 911, Coleman says.
  — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
• On the Air Quality Index (AQI) scale, Code Red represents levels between 151 and 200.
  — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 16 July 2026
• Conditions will stay in Code Purple or Code Red - a one level improvement - into the afternoon, with health officials urging residents to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outside, or move activities indoors.
  — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 July 2026
• Baltimore City declared a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Saturday, the Fourth of July, due to an extreme heat wave expected to impact most of Maryland.
  — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
• Allegheny County is issuing a Code Red Heat Advisory for three straight days as dangerous heat settles in over the Pittsburgh region, prompting extra outreach to seniors, unhoused residents and others at higher risk.
  — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 30 June 2026
• Code Red Extreme Heat season Baltimore's Code Red Extreme Heat season begins Friday, May 15, and runs through mid-September.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026
• With the temperatures rising into the 90s and a dangerous heat index, Newark, New Jersey, is activating a Code Red warning to keep residents and soccer fans attending World Cup festivals safe.
  — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 11 June 2026
• Wednesday’s Code Red heat warning in Allegheny County is colliding with one of Pittsburgh’s biggest summer events, and emergency doctors say that mix of 100‑degree temperatures, crowded bridges and salty drinks is a dangerous combination.
  — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 14 July 2026
• Ahead of the impending heat wave hitting the Pittsburgh area, Allegheny County officials have activated a Code Red Heat Advisory for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
  — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 29 June 2026
• The Maryland Department of the Environment's forecast suggests parts of the DC metro area could reach Code Red — an AQI of 151 to 200 — if the heaviest smoke reaches the surface.
  — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 16 July 2026
• Cooling centers have been activated throughout the region and in Allegheny County, a Code Red Heat Advisory has been issued for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
  — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 1 July 2026
• All of Pennsylvania is under a Code Red Air Quality Alert Thursday, issued by the state's Department of Environmental Protection due to the smoke from wildfires in both Canada and Minnesota.
  — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 July 2026