{"id":2879,"date":"2015-02-08T00:46:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T00:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2015-02-08T00:51:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T00:51:00","slug":"how-prepared-are-you-for-winter-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/how-prepared-are-you-for-winter-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"How Prepared are You for Winter Storms?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVpGJ_Xl__w?list=UUVrYey5SZMid_VZk9D8tYmA\" width=\"460\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blizzards, ice storms, Nor&#8217;easters and freezing\u00a0 cold &#8211; <a title=\"Winter Weather Articles\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/tag\/winter-weather\/\">winter<\/a> can be a killer.\u00a0 The season can have a huge impact on travel, schools, businesses and health.\u00a0 Just look at what happen to Buffalo recently, where people were trapped at home and in their cars due to snow measured by the foot.\u00a0 Or the Thanksgiving Nor&#8217;easter that disrupted the busiest travel day of the year and left more than 400,000 people without power in the northeast.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t let winter hazards catch you unprepared.\u00a0 Follow these simple steps\u00a0 to stay safe this winter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Know your risk<\/strong> &#8211; Check the forecast before you leave the house.\u00a0 Familiarize yourself with watches, warnings and advisories so you know what to do when the National Weather Service issues one for your area<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take Action<\/strong> &#8211; Make sure you have an <a title=\"Emergency Supply Kit\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/emergency-and-homeland-security\/september-2010-national-preparedness-month-emergency-preparedness-month\/\">emergency supplies kit<\/a> in both your home and car.\u00a0 If possible, avoid leaving your home if hazardous winter weather is approaching.\u00a0 If you must leave, make sure you are dressed for the elements and that your mobile phone is fully charged.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s too cold for you to be outside, it&#8217;s also <a title=\"protecting pets in an emergency\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/emergency-and-homeland-security\/protecting-pets-in-an-emergency\/\">too cold for pets<\/a>.\u00a0 Make sure to provide a warm, dry place for any animals that typically stay outdoors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be a Force of Nature<\/strong> &#8211; Set an example and others will follow.\u00a0 Take to social media to post about approaching hazardous weather and tell your family and friends how you are preparing.\u00a0 Call friends, family and neighbors to alert them to dangers and encourage them to get ready for the storm.\u00a0 After the storm passes, check on your loved ones and Neighbors.\u00a0 Offer assistance where you can, especially to the elderly who are particularly vulnerable.\u00a0 Be a Force of Nature in your home town.<\/p>\n<p>Winter weather can be deadly. But with a few simple steps, you can stay safe. Learn more to protect you and your family from dangerous winter weather conditions. <a title=\"Download the winter storm preparedness guide\" href=\"http:\/\/iAlert.com\/docs\/winter-storm-preparedness-guide.pdf\">Download the Winter Storm Preparedness Guide<\/a> and include <a title=\"iAlert Weather Alert Services\" href=\"http:\/\/iAlert.com\/services\">iAlert.com weather alert services<\/a> in your preparedness plans<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related <a title=\"iAlert Emergency Preparedness Articles\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/tag\/emergency-preparedness\/\">Emergency Preparedness<\/a> Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Winter Storms, a preparednes guide\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/winter-storms-a-preparedness-guide\/\">Winter Storms | A Preparedness Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Water Activated Emergency Light, The Eton Blackout Buddy H2O\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/emergency-and-homeland-security\/emergency-prepardness-products\/water-activated-emergency-light-the-eton-blackout-buddy-h20\/\">Water-Activated Emergency Light | The Eton Blackout Buddy H2O<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Protecting Workers From Cold Temperature Stress\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/osha-protecting-workers-from-cold-temperature-stress\/\">[OSHA] Protecting Workers From Cold Temperature Stress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Three P's of Safe Winter Driving\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/osha-safe-winter-driving\/\">[OSHA] Three P\u2019s of Safe Winter Driving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"how wind chill is calculated and wind chill formula\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/how-is-wind-chill-calculated-wind-chill-formula\/\">How wind chill is calculated<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What is hypothermia?\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/what-is-hypothermia\/\">What is Hypothermia?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What is Frostbite?\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/what-is-frostbite\/\">What is Frostbite?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Protecting pets in an emergency\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/emergency-and-homeland-security\/protecting-pets-in-an-emergency\">Protecting Pets in an Emergency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"iAlert.com Weather and Emergency Alert Dashboard\" href=\"http:\/\/iAlert.com\">iAlert.com Weather and Emergency Alert Dashboard<\/a> and <a title=\"iAlert Weather Services\" href=\"http:\/\/iAlert.com\/services\">iAlert.com Weather Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Blizzards, ice storms, Nor&#8217;easters and freezing\u00a0 cold &#8211; winter can be a killer.\u00a0 The season can have a huge impact on travel, schools, businesses and health.\u00a0 Just look at what happen to Buffalo recently, where people were trapped at home and in &hellip;<span class=\"more\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/how-prepared-are-you-for-winter-storms\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[247,584,116,117,598,253,76],"class_list":["post-2879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather-articles","tag-blizzard","tag-cold","tag-emergency-preparedness","tag-national-weather-service","tag-prepardness","tag-prepare","tag-winter-weather"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2879"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2902,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2879\/revisions\/2902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}