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Communicating after a weather disaster can be difficult, especially when language barriers are a factor. It is critical for you to make sure your emergency kit has multiple communication methods to fit YOUR needs. #DeafAwarenessWeek #SeverePrep ... https://x.com/NWSAtlanta/status/2104186800390451535
September 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week:
Stay tuned for posts all week on the following topics!
#ILwx #SeverePrep
Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Building a Weather-Ready Nation. Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week! March 3 - 7, 2025. Monday: Receiving Warnings and Planning; Tuesday: Tornado safety; Wednesday: Lightning safety; Thursday: Hail and Wind Safety; Friday: Flash Flooding safety.
March 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
What is the difference between a Watch and a Warning? A Watch means that the ingredients for something are in place and that you need to be alert. A Warning means that something is imminent or occurring and you need to take action!

http://weather.gov/chicago/severeprepare
Watch versus Warning. Watch. Be alert. The ingredients are in place but storms have not formed yet. Warning. Take Action. A severe storm or tornado has formed or is indicated by radar and is moving into your area.
March 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Thanks for joining us this week for Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week! Look out for even more severe weather safety posts next week for Indiana #SeverePrep Week! #ILwx #INwx
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Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Building a Weather-Ready Nation. Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week! March 3 - 7, 2025. Monday: Receiving Warnings and Planning; Tuesday: Tornado safety; Wednesday: Lightning safety; Thursday: Hail and Wind Safety; Friday: Flash Flooding safety.
March 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
Today's Theme is Lightning Safety! Lightning strikes can result in death or serious injury. If you hear thunder or see lightning, take shelter in an enclosed building or a hard-topped vehicle with the windows up.
http://weather.gov/chicago/severeprepare
One Strike, You're Out. When thunder roars, go indoors. Pictured: lightning striking near a baseball field.
March 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
During damaging t-storm winds, trees can become dangerous objects. Stay safe by avoiding exterior rooms/windows and using caution when driving . Prevent damage to your property by trimming loose branches & parking away from trees. http://weather.gov/lot/severeprepare
During high winds tree damage is expected. Stay safe by avoiding exterior rooms and vehicles while the winds are strong. Includes an image of a large tree next to a home indicating the upstairs room next to the tree as well as the car in the driveway are not safe locations to be when high winds are expected.
March 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
Knowing where you live in relation to other locations on a map (including neighboring counties) is an important aspect to being prepared for severe weather! Know which NWS forecast office is responsible for your county too!
http://weather.gov/lot/severeprepare
Know which NWS Office is responsible for your location! Knowing where you live in relation to other locations on a map (including neighboring counties) is an important part of being prepared for severe weather! Includes maps of Illinois and Indiana highlighting which counties each National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices cover.
March 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
Hail is precipitation that forms when thunderstorm updrafts (or rising air) carry raindrops upward into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, where the raindrops freeze into hailstones. Big updrafts result in big hail. http://weather.gov/jetstream/hail
How Does Hail Form? Updrafts carry water drops to very cold air. This allows the raindrop to freeze. The stronger the updraft, the bigger the hailstone can become.
March 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
Caught in a hail storm while driving? Pull off the road and point your vehicle into the wind (windshield is the strongest window). DO NOT park under overpasses! This could block the flow of traffic, including for emergency vehicles!
http://weather.gov/chicago/severeprepare
Caught in a hail storm while driving? Pull off the road if possible and point your vehicle into the wind. The windshield is the strongest window. DO NOT park under overpasses! This can block the flow of traffic, including for emergency vehicles! Cover yourself in case the windows shatter and debris enters the vehicle (a jacket or floor mat). weather.gov
March 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Today begins #SevereWeatherPreparednessWeek in North Carolina!

Each day a different topic will be covered to inform & keep you safe in a #severeweather event.

Check out:
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weather.gov/safety

#encwx #severewx #tornado #wind #flood #lightning #ISupportNOAA
March 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
Tornadoes can be extremely dangerous. Safe places include storm shelters and basements — but if not available, an interior room without windows can also be protective. If you receive a tornado warning, take shelter immediately! http://weather.gov/safety/tornado
Your safe place from tornadoes: tornadoes can be extremely dangerous. Safe places are storm shelters and basements, but if not available, an interior room without windows can also be protective. If you receive a tornado warning, take shelter immediately!
March 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
Here is a checklist of basic things you should know about severe weather safety! Knowing this information should improve your chances of being safe if severe weather threatens.

http://weather.gov/chicago/severeprepare
Severe weather safety plan. Checklist of the basic things you should know about severe weather safety. 3 Basic Things to Include in Your Severe Weather Safety Plan Where to Shelter. How to Reach Each Other (communication). Meet-up spot if You Get Separated. Knowing Important Sources of Weather Information: NWS Chicago Web Page (weather.gov/chicago), Watches and Warnings. Have Multiple Ways to Get Weather Information. Ensure Wireless Emergency Alerts are Enabled on Your Smartphone. “Get In, Get Down, Cover Up” Be able to quickly activate your plan! Knowing this information and utilizing these tips should improve your chances of being safe if severe weather threatens. Be sure that you, and your family or coworkers, are familiar with everything on this list! Plan, practice, monitor, and act!
March 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
A Tornado WATCH means Be Prepared. Stay informed and be ready to act because a tornado is possible.
A Tornado WARNING means Take Action! Take shelter in your safe place because a tornado is occurring or may occur shortly.

http://weather.gov/chicago/severeprepare
1. A Tornado Watch means be prepared. A Tornado Watch is issued when a tornado is possible. Know your safe place, such as a storm shelter, basement, or interior hall away from windows, and be prepared to act if a Warning is issued. 2. A Tornado Warning means take action! A Tornado Warning is issued when a tornado is happening or about to happen. Immediately seek shelter in your safe place!
March 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
Did you know there are many different kinds of lightning? Learn all about them in the graphic below or by visiting http://nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/types/
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In cloud-to-ground lightning (CG), a stepped leader will zigzag downward in roughly 50-yard segments in a forked pattern. A return stroke of bright luminosity travels about 60,000 miles per second back towards the cloud. Cloud flashes sometimes have visible channels that extend out into the air around the storm but do not strike the ground, known as cloud-to-air (CA). The terms sheet lightning or intra-cloud lightning (IC) refers to lightning embedded within a cloud that lights up as a sheet of luminosity during the flash. Lightning can also travel from cloud-to-cloud (CC). Large thunderstorms are capable of producing other kinds of electrical phenomena called transient luminous events (TLEs) that occur high in the atmosphere.The most common TLEs include red sprites, blue jets, and elves. Ball lightning is a rare and randomly occurring bright ball of light observed floating or moving through the atmosphere close to the ground.
March 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Your NWS showing you how to plan for severe weather...
"Today is the first day of North Carolina Severe Weather Preparedness Week for 2025. With warmer weather quickly approaching, now is the time to prepare for the severe weather season. Please visit weather.gov/rah/severeprep for more details."
March 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
Do you know the risk categories for severe weather? Learn the severe weather outlooks issued by the NWS Storm Prediction Center @NWSSPC.

http://spc.noaa.gov
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Understanding Severe Weather Outlooks - issued by the Storm Prediction Center. THUNDERSTORMS: No severe storms expected. Lightning/flooding threats exist with all storms. 1-MARGINAL (MRGL - winds 40-60 mph / hail up to 1 inch / low tornado risk): Isolated severe storms possible. Limited in duration and/or coverage and/or intensity. 2-SLIGHT (SLGT - one or two tornadoes / reports of strong winds, wind damage / hail 1" in general, 2" isolated): Scattered severe storms possible. Short-lived and/or not widespread, isolated intense storms possible. 3-ENHANCED (ENH - a few tornadoes / several reports of wind damage / damaging hail, 1-2"): Numerous severe storms possible. More persistent and/or widespread, a few intense 4-MODERATE (MDT - strong tornadoes / widespread wind damage / destructive hail, 2+"): Widespread severe storms likely. Long-lived, widespread & intense. 5-HIGH (HIGH - tornado outbreak / derecho): Widespread severe storms expected. Long-lived and particularly intense.
March 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
Play in the pool, not in floodwaters! Floodwaters can contain dangerous chemicals and objects that could harm you or make you sick. http://noaa.gov/resource-collections/watersheds-flooding-pollution #WeatherReady
Stay out of floodwaters. Floodwaters hide dangers that can cause sickness, injury or even death, including animals and insects, live wires, harmful bacteria, dangerous chemicals, sewage, and sharp objects and debris.
March 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
Reminder that the Routine Weekly NOAA Weather Radio Test has been moved to today (3/4) at 10 AM CT to coincide with outdoor warning siren tests conducted by many communities across Illinois on the first Tuesday of the month.
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This Week is Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week! March 3-7, 2025. A great time to review personal weather safety plans for home, work, school, on the road, and elsewhere! Allows decision makers to review preparedness plans to ensure they have adequate means to monitor the weather and shelter individuals. Routine Weekly Test of the NOAA Weather Radio moved to Tuesday (3/4) at 10 AM CT to coincide with outdoor warning siren tests conducted by many communities across Illinois.
March 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
More than 50% of all flood fatalities are vehicle-related. You never know how deep the water is or if the road has been washed away or compromised beneath the water. Don’t risk driving into floodwaters. Turn Around, Don’t Drown!
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Pictured: a car submerged in water next to a sidewalk. Text: You don't know how deep the water is. Turn around, don't drown.
March 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
How will you stay in touch if severe weather strikes your area? Now is a great time to spend some time developing a plan! #WeatherReady

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Severe Weather Safety Plan. Three basic things everyone in your home or business should know. 1. Pick a spot. Find a safe, interior room, preferably the lowest level in the building, and let everyone know that's where they should go during severe weather. So you can "get in, get down, and cover up"! 2. How to get in touch. Everyone should know how to reach one another afterwards. In disasters, texting is often better than calling. 3. Choose a "meet up spot". It's a good idea to have a standard met up spot that everyone knows. Disaster Supply Kit: Food and water; battery powered weather radio; flashlights and batteries; cell phone (with charger or spare battery pack); First aid kit; Pair of shoes; List of emergency contacts; Whistle to signal for help.
March 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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This week (March 9-15) is #INwx #SeverePrep Week! This is a great time to develop and review severe weather safety plans with your family. A statewide tornado drill will also occur at 9:15 AM CDT/10:15 AM EDT Tuesday, March 11th. Be on the lookout for posts throughout the week!
This Week is Indiana Severe Weather Preparedness Week! March 9-15, 2025. A great time to review personal weather safety plans for home, work, school, on the road, and elsewhere! Allows decision makers to review preparedness plans to ensure they have adequate means to monitor the weather and shelter individuals. Indiana Statewide Test Tornado Drill will occur on Tuesday 3/11 at 9:15 AM CDT / 10:15 AM EDT. Indiana Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Building a Weather-Ready Nation. Indiana Severe Weather Preparedness Week! March 9 -15, 2025. Sunday: Prepare before the storm; Monday: NWS Products; Tuesday: Tornadoes; Wednesday: Wind, Hail, and Lightning; Thursday: Flash flooding; Friday: After the storm; Saturday: Reporting to NWS.
March 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
It is important to have multiple methods to receive weather warnings! Plan for things like power outages, poor reception, etc. NOAA Weather Radio alerts and wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) save lives!
http://weather.gov/wrn/wea
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6 ways to receive a warning: 1. NOAA Weather Radio, 2. Local TV and Radio, 3. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Weather Apps, 4. Outdoor Sirens, 5. Internet Sites (such as weather.gov), and 6. from your Friends, Family, and Coworkers.
March 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#INwx #SeverePrep Week:
A Severe Thunderstorm WATCH means Be Prepared. Stay informed and be ready to act because severe storms are possible.
A Severe Thunderstorm WARNING means Take Action! Take shelter because severe weather is occurring or is imminent.

http://weather.gov/chicago/severeprepare
Thunderstorm Watch: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued when severe storms are possible. Stay tuned to forecast updates and monitor sky conditions. Know where to take shelter. Thunderstorm Warning: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued when a severe storm is happening or imminent. Take shelter immediately! Check for forecast updates.
March 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
During strong thunderstorms, straight line wind speeds can exceed 100 mph and can cause damage similar to a tornado, knocking over semi-trucks, trees, and powerlines. Stay indoors and away from windows.
http://weather.gov/chicago/severeprepare
Straight Line Winds. Straight line winds can exceed 100 mph, and affect large areas. Strong winds can knock over semi-trucks, trees and powerlines. Stay indoors away from windows. Avoid trees, power lines, and objects that could blow around. If driving, slow down and keep two hands on the wheel.
March 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#ILwx #SeverePrep Week:
Are Wireless Emergency Alerts enabled on your phone? They could save your life!
Learn more at: http://weather.gov/wrn/wea
http://weather.gov/chicago/severeprepare
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) can alert you when weather threatens! WEAs are sent by government authorities to your mobile phone and are reserved for potentially life-threatening situations. Keep WEAs enabled on your phone. It could save your life or the lives of others! Alerts are sent for Tornado warnings, destructive severe thunderstorms and life-threatening flash flooding.
March 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM