The following collection of severe weather tips will also help you protect your home and those you love.
- Flooding
Flooding causes more damage in the United States than any other severe weather related event, an average of $5 billion a year. Flooding can occur in any of the 50 states at anytime of the year.
- Heat
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat and humidity, which can lead to heat strokes and deaths in the elderly.
- Lightning
If you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance of lightning. Seek shelter immediately inside a house, large building, or a hard-topped vehicle. Avoid shelter under tall trees.
- Thunderstorms
The typical thunderstorm is 15 miles in diameter and lasts an average of 30 minutes. Despite their small size, ALL thunderstorms are dangerous.
- Tornados
In an average year, 1,200 tornadoes cause 70 fatalities and 1,500 injuries in the U.S.
- Winter storms
Sometimes winter storms are accompanied by strong winds creating blizzard conditions with blinding wind-driven snow, severe drifting, severe cold and dangerous wind chill.
