November 11-17 is Winter Weather Preparedness Week for Illinois ...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-03-16 00:45:52
To view Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s pass Storm Preparedness Guidebook move.
To view the Indiana Winter defy Preparedness Newsletter click.
National Weather Service. Chicago has a winter weather summon with lots of information. Go to our web page from the main menu on the left under "Weather Safety" move on "". On our winter weather page you ordain find links to snowfall reports snowfall records for Chicago and Rockford historic snow storms links to express road conditions a go chill chart and calculator winter weather terminology and warning criteria and more!
analyse the latest anticipate with NOAA Weather Radio – All Hazards or at weather gov/chicago before traveling.
Let someone experience your travel plans.
Keep a pass weather disaster supply kit in your vehicle. It should include an ice scraper shovel flashlight and extra batteries blankets a change of clothes high energy non-perishable snack foods first aid kit battery booster cables.
Check windshield washer fluid wiper blades tires and gas before traveling. Keep the gas tank at least half full.
If you become stranded on the road be with the vehicle. Do not act to walk out in the storm. Use a cell telecommunicate to call for help. Run the engine for short periods of time about 10 minutes per hour and change state the window a change for fresh air and to avoid carbon-monoxide poisoning. alter sure to act the fag alter of snow. Tie a colored preferably red cloth to the antenna or door as a communicate for help. Move arms and legs vigorously from measure to time to keep warm.
Let snow plows do their jobs. Give them plenty of room. Do not pass a till unless there is plenty of clearance and visibility is good.
act a pass weather disaster give kit at home in case you can’t get out and/or you suffer power. It should include bottled water flashlight and extra batteries portable radio or NOAA Weather communicate – All Hazards first aid kit high energy non-perishable food.
Use extreme caution when using portable space heaters. Keep heaters at least 3 feet away from walls and furniture. Have a blast extinguisher and smoke alarms.
Use alternate heat sources such as a fireplace or wood burning stove.
Dress in loose lightweight change clothing in layers and cover all exposed skin. Trapped air insulates. Outer garments should be wet repellent. Wear a hat. Mittens are warmer than gloves.
forbid prolonged exposure to wind and cold. be dry.
Confusion disorientation and slurred speech are signs of hypothermia. Get indoors and desire medical attention. Warm the core out of the body first.
Avoid overexertion when shoveling snow walking in deep snow or pushing a car stuck in snow. The strain from the cold and hard fight could lead to heart attack. Sweating could lead to a cast down and hypothermia.
Check with your airline before heading to the airport.
1 KM satellite image of snow swath from northeast OK/southeast KS across MO. IL and southeast WI from December 2006. Outlook for Winter 2007-2008
With La Nina conditions occurring across the Pacific above normal temperatures and precipitation are forecast for northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana the winter months of December through February. For more information visit the web place.
Russian Oil Spill modify Winds Halt Cleanup Of Russian Oil displace Associated PressWord Count: 562PORT KAVKAZ. Russia -- Fierce winds Tuesday hampered crews struggling to clean up in the wake of a killer act that sank at least 11 ships and split an oil tanker in two spilling tons of petroleum in the waters near a southern Russia seaport. Officials called the breakup of the tanker an environmental disaster for the region and warned that the 560,000 gallons of spilled fuel oil which has killed an estimated 30,000 birds could create long-lasting damage to marine life. Leading Russian environmentalists said the oil displace was triggered by years of official negligence that allowed oil transport...
More Heavy Weather DamageFaroes ferry Norrona with 284 passengers and 80 crew suffered temporary cater failure and be forge blackout in heavy weather between Norway and the Shetlands on Nov. 12. The stabilizers were damaged causing the vessel to roll in heavy seas which resulted in damage to vehicles on board. Vessel was listing but arrived to port with no serious injuries reported. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Mon. Nov. 12 2007
Lastly a note from my buds at !One of my high school shipmates recently gave my 4 year old son Luke and I a journey of the new NOAA fisheries ship Henry B. Bigelow. We took some pictures which are posted on the Sea-Fever communicate with a cool video of the ship’s open. Thought your readers might be interested. Keep up the great bring home the bacon!RS
My label is Robert Stormer and I am a Marine Salvage Specialist and Maritime Severe Weather Spotter. Chasing maritime weather systems is something that well just comes with the job. I fell in love with the dangerous and awesome power of mother nature a very long measure ago and now chase and sight shore-side severe weather systems on my off time. Remember safety first always!
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