What is shaped like a boat and has a floatie at each corner? Your car, truck or van. The reason we say “Turn Around, Don’t Drown,’ explained in today’s Awareness Week article.
Ready.gov resources on Disaster Kits for you, your pets, and special needs populations. Tools and templates to create your family communication plan.
A spark of creativity — good. A spark of lightning — bad. A quick quiz and video of a man hit by lightning while walking his dogs, in today’s Severe Weather Awareness Week post.
Aware 2020: Not fortunate enough to have your wedding photobombed by a tornado? Here are some tips on identifying tornadoes, choosing a shelter…and only a couple side trips into other stuff.
It’s meteorological spring, and time to think storm safety. Today, severe weather preparedness with a side order of tongue-in-cheek.
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Field work is getting underway for the spring. Timely reminded for safety from Kansas Farm Bureau:
Here’s the promised update to our all-in-one storm resource list, with several new-for-2018 items!
Thanks to Trooper Ben for the impetus for this post! Here’s a map and photos of the Kansas Turnpike shelters, along with a discussion of where to seek shelter in your community if your home does not have underground shelters. I also talk about considerations if you’ve been thinking about a shelter for your home.
Ready – Fire – Aim is a hassle in business. It can be much worse when disaster strikes. Lifehacker explains why, and I offer several preparedness resources.
The City of Salina is replacing its Cold War-era warning sirens with a modern system that allows sirens to be sounded for only the part of town under a warning. I speak with Saline County Emergency Manager Hannah Stambaugh about the system and why they’re so excited to have it.
Here are resources you can trust to help you prepare…and not give in to the hype!
You hear advice to pick up a weather alert (or all-hazards, they’re the same thing) radio before pretty much any severe weather outbreak. Here’s another view: why the off-season may be prime time to pick one up.
Cancel Saturday Events on Friday: Nope. Stock Up on Bread and Water: oops, this isn’t winter. Get some cash from the ATM? Not a bad idea. 5 steps for families to prepare and 3 suggestions for event organizers.
With school coming to an end, here’s some useful information for those who will be moving later this month.
I was mis-informed that they were only rated “up to EF4” when, in fact, they are rated up to 250 mph winds which is well into the high end of the EF5 category.
Every time we give weather talks, we lie. Not maliciously, mind you, but in our effort to comfort, we gloss over some very frightening statistics.
It never ceases to amaze me how some old myths that have LONG been debunked are still practiced by people on a regular basis.
These are the things I’m doing to prepare for the storms. They are different than yours may be, as I will be out in the storms and may be called to help in any response to a storm-impacted community I’m close to. I’ve highlighted the things I think are important for anyone to do before a major storm.
With high-end severe weather in the forecast and more undoubtedly just around the corner, it is (past) time to make sure your storm shelter is stocked and ready to go!
Welcome to a new week! Our focus in this morning’s outlook is going to be on the twin winter storms that will impact the state through the next 48 hours.
Will it be a “busy” storm season? It’s all relative! If there’s only one single tornado this year, that’d be a dud, right? Unless it hits your house or town, then 2020 is a “bad” year…for you. Mark Bogner looks at the climate hints that point to what this spring may look like.
What is shaped like a boat and has a floatie at each corner? Your car, truck or van. The reason we say “Turn Around, Don’t Drown,’ explained in today’s Awareness Week article.
Grass Fire and Range Fire conditions across Kansas vary from very high in the northeast to Near-Critical in the southwest. Burning is discouraged.
