Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Follow the links below for safety and preparedness information on each topic:

Season

Winter Spring Summer Fall

Hazard	Links	Brochures
Thunderstorms	Severe Weather Awareness Severe Weather Safety Checklist Preparedness Guide for Schools Lightning Lightning Safety Toolkit (Outdoor Events) Weather Ready	Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning...(PDF) Lightning Safety for You and Your Family (PDF) Coaches & Sports Officials Guide to Lightning Safety (PDF) Lightning Risk for Campers / Hikers (PDF) Owlie Skywarn's Weather Book (Kids PDF)
Flooding	Flood Safety Awareness Turn Around - Don't Drown	Floods - The Awesome Power (PDF) Turn Around - Don't Drown (PDF) Turn Around - Don't Drown #2 (PDF) Guide to Hydrologic Information on the Web (PDF) Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)(Local tri-fold PDF)
Heat	Heat Waves Heat Safety Resources Heat Index Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) WBGT Forecast Graphics	Heat Waves (PDF) Heat Safety one-pager Heat Safety Tri-fold
Winter Storms	Winter Weather Safety Downed Power Lines / Power Outages Wind Chill	Winter Storms (PDF)
Dense Fog	Fog Safety

Disaster & Preparedness Videos (links)

VIDEO	TITLE / CONTENT
Episode 1	Meet "Disaster" and "Preparedness" (MetroKC)
Episode 2	Disaster and Preparedness: Keep Mayhem to a Minimum (MetroKC)
Episode 3	Disaster and Preparedness: It's Not Rocket Science (MetroKC)
Episode 4	Disaster and Preparedness: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (MetroKC)
Episode 5	Disaster and Preparedness: Don't Let Disaster Have the Last Word (MetroKC)
Episode 6	Disaster and Preparedness: What's Your Next Move? (MetroKC)
Episode 7	Disaster and Preparedness: Put Disaster Down for the Count (MetroKC)
NOAA WRN 1	Be a Force of Nature
NOAA WRN 2	FAQ: What's a Watch?
NOAA WRN 3	Before a Tornado
NOAA WRN 4	During a Tornado
NOAA WRN 5	After a Tornado
For Kids	Young Meteorologist Game or Owlie Skywarn's Kids Page

Natural Hazard Assessments

The following PDF documents are Natural Hazard Assessments for every county in the La Crosse National Weather Service (NWS) warning and forecast area (as prepared by NWS La Crosse):

Wisconsin