Emergency Tools
Allows you to keep power to your house if you lose power from the power company.
What is a generator?
Bring your pets inside during cold winter weather. Move other animals or livestock to sheltered areas.
What are actions BEFORE a winter storm?
Precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F.
What is snow?
Conditions are expected to cause significant inconveniences that may be hazardous.
What is a winter weather advisory.
A tool with a broad scoop and handle used for lifting and throwing material.
What is a shovel?
Continue to protect yourself from frostbite and hypothermia by wearing warm, loose-fitting, lightweight clothing in several layers.
What are actions DURING a winter storm?
Falling snow melts and then refreezes before it hits the ground.
What is sleet?
Issued when it is expected for 1/4 inch or more of ice accumulation.
What is an ice storm warning?
A plan that tells your family what to do, how to find each other, and how to communicate in case of an emergency.
What is a family communications plan?
Gather supplies in case you need to stay home for several days without power.
What are actions BEFORE a winter storm?
A combination of heavy snow, blowing snow and/or dangerous wind chills.
What is a winter storm?
Issued when there is the potential for significant and hazardous winter weather within 48 hours.
What is a winter storm watch?
A set of materials and tools used for giving emergency treatment to a sick or injured person.
What is a first aid kit?
Slow down! Even if the roads just look wet they could still be slick.
What are actions DURING a winter storm?
Snowflakes fall through a warm layer of air above the ground, which melts the snow into rain, and the rain then freezes on impact with a frozen ground.
What is freezing rain?
Issued when significant, widespread freezing temperatures are expected.
What is a freeze warning?
An automated network of weather radio stations in the United States that broadcast weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service office.
What is a NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) weather radio?
Learn From Every Storm! Restock your emergency supplies to be ready in case another storm hits.
What are actions AFTER a winter storm?
A thin layer of patchy ice on roadways or other transportation surfaces that cannot easily be seen.
What is black ice?
Issued when a significant combination of hazardous winter weather is occurring or imminent.
What is a winter storm warning?