Final Day Of Winter Weather Preparedness Week.

Today is the final day of Winter Weather Preparedness Week! So in this post this is what we will talk about! Take a look below.

I will have another look with all the details for your Thanksgiving outlook posted soon! See you then!

THIS HAS BEEN WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN INDIANA. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...WITH ITS PARTNERS IN STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND THE RED CROSS URGE YOU TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER.

THOUGH WE DO NOT KNOW HOW BAD THIS WINTER WILL BE...WE DO KNOW COLD AND SOME SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN EVENTS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS IN OUR DAILY LIVES. BEING PREPARED AND HAVING A PLAN WILL HELP MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF WEATHER.

REMEMBER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUTLOOKS AND WATCHES GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON STORM POTENTIAL DAYS IN ADVANCE. WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES MEANS WEATHER THAT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE YOU PROBLEMS HAS ALREADY BEGUN OR WILL BEGIN SOON.

SOME WINTER WEATHER RELATED DEATHS RESULT FROM EXPOSURE TO COLD SO DRESS APPROPRIATELY. MOST WINTER WEATHER RELATED DEATHS ARE FROM AUTO ACCIDENTS ON SLIPPERY ROADS SO DRIVE WITH MORE CAUTION WHEN ROADS ARE BAD. OTHER DEATHS RESULT FROM FIRES DUE TO OVERLOADED ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS SO DO NOT PLUG TOO MANY ITEMS INTO AN OUTLET. POORLY MAINTAINED HEATING SYSTEMS ALSO LEAD TO DEATHS BY FIRE OR BY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. HAVE YOUR FURNACE AND CHIMNEY CHECKED BY PROFESSIONALS FOR PROPER OPERATION AND VENTING.

HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES AVAILABLE AT HOME...AT WORK...ON THE FARM...OR IN YOUR VEHICLE TO LAST AT LEAST THREE DAYS. HAVE ALTERNATE SOURCES OF HEAT AND POWER AVAILABLE. HAVE MULTIPLE SOURCES OF WEATHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ALWAYS CONSIDER CHANGING PLANS WHEN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO TURN BAD.

THE BEST WAY TO STAY SAFE DURING WINTER IS TO BE PREPARED. USE COMMON SENSE AND CAUTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. TAKE ACTION WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES A WATCH...WARNING OR ADVISORY.