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Winter Weather Preparedness

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Winter Safety

 

 

Winter Hazards

 

Blizzard         Winter Ice Storms

 

 

Freezing Drizzle Freezing Rain

Flash Freeze
 

Snow Squalls

Snow Squall F.A.Q.

  
Snow Squalls
 
Snow Squalls
     
Lake Effect Snow   Lake Effect Snow   Ice Jams
 
 

Outdoor Safety

Cold Weather Safety Tips

Dressing for Cold Weather

 Warning Signs of Hypothermia
 
Wind Chill
 
Winter Workers Winter Shoveling Don't Forget About Your Pets

 

Home & Vehicle Preparedness

Family Emergency Kit Indoor Winter Safety
 
Winter Home Reminders Winter Home Reminders
 
Put a Freeze on Winter Fires Winter Fire Holiday
   
Winterize Your Vehicle Emergency Car Kit
   
   
   
   

Travel Safety

Winter Travel   Road Conditions
    Illinois      |      Indiana
     
Family Emergency Kit   One or Two Inch Snowfall can create Havoc
     
     
     
     

Ice and Snow, Take it Slow

First Snow

 Getting Traction - Tips for Traveling in Winter Weather
 
Winter Driving - Know Before You Go Winter Driving - On the Road Winter Driving - Focus on Safety
     
Bridges Black Ice Sun Glare
     
 

Precipitation Types

 

 

Winter Precipitation Types

   Understanding freezing rain   Understanding freezing rain
 
Snow ratio  

 

Road Conditions
 

Winter Weather Reporting

Properly Measuring Snow Properly Measuring Snow
   
How to Measure Ice Accretion River Ice Spotters
 
Citizen science and their reports are important to meteorologists across the weather enterprise. This includes reports of precipitation type. The mPing app is a way to do that. These observations of precipitation type plot directly on our workstations at the NWS offices, and we can use that to better assess the current state of the atmosphere and its impacts, and adapt our forecast and impact-based messaging as needed.
 
mPing
The PING Project
  Example of the mPing App

 

 

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