Winter Storms and Your Home
Winter storms can bring freezing temperatures, large quantities of snow and ice, high winds and blizzard conditions. Damage to your home or power outages lasting several days may be possible. Preparing before the storm can help you protect your family and your home.
Winter Storm Preparedness Factsheet
Winter Storms and Your Home
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Related Websites
About Winter Weather
Website discussing dangers of winter weather to human health.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Website discussing dangers of winter weather to human health.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Hazards and Threats - Snow/Ice
Website discussing personal, home, and farm safety issues in the event of severe snow or ice.
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Website discussing personal, home, and farm safety issues in the event of severe snow or ice.
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Natural Disasters and Weather Emergencies: Snow and Ice
Website of resources for reducing illness and injury during severe winter conditions.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Website of resources for reducing illness and injury during severe winter conditions.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Severe Weather and Natural Disasters: Winter Storms
Website for kids to learn about winter storms and how to be ready and stay safe.
Scholastic
Website for kids to learn about winter storms and how to be ready and stay safe.
Scholastic
Winter Storms and Extreme Cold
Website with information on what to do before, during and after a winter storm as well as information on possible flooding.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Website with information on what to do before, during and after a winter storm as well as information on possible flooding.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Additional Resources
Preparing Before the Storm
Be Prepared: Staying Safe and Healthy in Winter Weather
Website discussing how to prepare for winter weather.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Website discussing how to prepare for winter weather.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Be Red Cross Ready: Winter Storm Safety Checklist
Factsheet containing checklists to aid in preparing for a storm as well as maintaining safety after the storm has passed.
American Red Cross (ARC)
Factsheet containing checklists to aid in preparing for a storm as well as maintaining safety after the storm has passed.
American Red Cross (ARC)
Before Winter Storms and Extreme Cold
Information on how to prepare your family, home, and car before a winter storm.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Information on how to prepare your family, home, and car before a winter storm.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Snow and Ice
Tips on personal, home and farm safety issues during severe winter conditions.
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Tips on personal, home and farm safety issues during severe winter conditions.
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Winter Storm Preparedness and Repsonse: Safety at Home and While Traveling
Factsheet discussing measures to take to protect your family from the many hazards of winter weather at home or on the road.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Factsheet discussing measures to take to protect your family from the many hazards of winter weather at home or on the road.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Winter Weather: Take Steps
Website with preventive actions you can take to prepare your home and car in advacne for winter emergencies.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Website with preventive actions you can take to prepare your home and car in advacne for winter emergencies.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Winter Weather: Tips for Coping with Severe Winter Weather
Information on staying safe during severe winter weather.
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Information on staying safe during severe winter weather.
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Winter, Your Car, and You
Recommended supplies, equipment, and maintenance to prepare you and your car for winter weather.
National Safety Council
Recommended supplies, equipment, and maintenance to prepare you and your car for winter weather.
National Safety Council
Protecting Your Home
Ice Dam Prevention on Roofs: Simple Ways to Alleviate the Problem
Factsheet discussing way to prevent ice dams on roofs.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Factsheet discussing way to prevent ice dams on roofs.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Protecting Plumbing During a Winter Storm: Care of Utilities and Appliances When the Power is Out
Factsheet discussing measures to take to reduce the chance of frozen pipes and what to do when pipes freeze.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Factsheet discussing measures to take to reduce the chance of frozen pipes and what to do when pipes freeze.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Snow and Ice
Tips on personal, home and farm safety issues during severe winter conditions.
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Tips on personal, home and farm safety issues during severe winter conditions.
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Staying Warm in an Unheated House: Coping With a Power Outage in Winter
Factsheet discussing ways to keep warm and safety factors if the power goes out in the winter.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Factsheet discussing ways to keep warm and safety factors if the power goes out in the winter.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Winter Weather: Tips for Coping with Severe Winter Weather
Information on staying safe during severe winter weather.
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Information on staying safe during severe winter weather.
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service