WEATHER SAFETY

Weather threats like tornadoes, hurricanes, extreme heat, or blizzards can strike without warning. Don’t wait until it’s too late.

This page provides essential tips to help you prepare and stay safe. But make no mistake: When your life or property is at risk, only your NOAA weather radio, local National Weather Service alerts, or trusted broadcast media have the real-time, accurate information you need. The links here are for planning, not emergencies.

Never trust your safety to unofficial sources, especially on social media where attention-seeking posts can cost lives. In a crisis, seconds matter. Rely on the experts: NOAA radio and official alerts are your only lifeline for life-saving warnings. Get ready now. Stay alert. Your survival depends on it.

• Sky‑Watcher Cloud Chart (NOAA + NASA PDF) – https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/cloud-chart

• “Tornadoes, Lightning, & Thunderstorms: Nature’s Most Violent Storms” (PDF) – https://www.spc.noaa.gov/public/educational/tornado_lightning.pdf

• Tornado Safety Rules – Storm Prediction Center – https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/#safety

• Highway Overpasses as Tornado Shelters (Slide Deck) – https://www.spc.noaa.gov/public/educational/overpass.pdf

• Online Tornado FAQ – https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/

• Saffir‑Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php

• Facts About Derechos – https://www.spc.noaa.gov/education/derechos.html

• Flash Flooding: “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” – https://www.nws.noaa.gov/stopflashflood/

• Winter Weather Safety & Awareness – https://www.weather.gov/safety/winter

• Winter Storms: The Deceptive Killers – https://www.weather.gov/media/safety/Winter_Storms2008.pdf

• NWS Wind Chill Chart – https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart

• Printable PDF Wind Chill Chart – https://www.weather.gov/media/unr/windchill.pdf

• Heat: A Major Killer – Safety Tips & Resources – https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.html

• Summer Weather Safety & Survival: Heat Index – https://www.weather.gov/heatindex

• Printable Heat Index Chart – https://www.weather.gov/media/iwx/heat_index_chart.pdf

• Summer Safety: UV Radiation Protection – https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info.htm

• WHO – UV & Sun Protection – https://www.who.int/uv

• Air‑Quality Safety (Ozone, Smoke, Ash, etc.) – https://www.airnow.gov

• NOAA Hurricane Preparedness – https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/preparedness/

• American Red Cross – Hurricane Preparedness – https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/hurricane.html

• Red Cross Hurricane Safety Quiz – https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/hurricane-safety-quiz.html

• CDC – Post‑Hurricane Safety – https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.html

• FEMA Emergency Preparedness – https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness

• NOAA/NWS Tsunami Warning Centers – https://www.tsunami.gov

• NOAA Weather Radio – https://www.weather.gov/nwr/

• Interactive NOAA Weather Radio Coverage Map – https://www.weather.gov/nwr/map

• Ready.gov – Basic Disaster Supply Kit – https://www.ready.gov/kit

• Preparing Pets for Disasters – https://www.ready.gov/pets

• Dual‑Polarization Radar Training (NWS) – https://www.weather.gov/radar/dualpol

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