Stay Prepared for Weather

Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms

• Tornado Safety in Schools
• Frequently Asked Questions about Tornadoes
• The Enhanced Fujita Scale (Tornado Intensity)
• Weather Spotter's Field Guide [PDF~2Meg]
• Owlie SKYWARN™ Weather Safety for Kids [PDF~1Meg]
• National SKYWARN Web Site
• National Severe Storms Laboratory
• NWS Huntsville Severe/Hazardous Weather Page

General Thunderstorm Safety

• Youtube: Lightning Safety for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: ASL and Closed Captioned
• Lightning and Thunderstorm Safety Rules  [PDF~570K]
• Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning  [PDF~14Meg]
• StormReady   /   [PDF~570K]

• Flash Flooding Safety Tips
• Flash Floods and Flooding - Awesome Power [PDF~1Mb]
• Inland Flooding from Tropical Storms [PDF~13Mb]
• Low Water Crossing - Hidden Danger [PDF~700K]
• NWS Huntsville Tennessee Valley Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

• Winter Storms, The Deceptive Killer - A Guide To Survival  [PDF ~ 850K]
• Wind Chill Information
• Winter Weather Terms
• Red Cross: Preparing for a Winter Storm

• Hurricane Basics
• Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale
• Hurricane Names
• National Hurricane Center or Tropical Prediction Center
• Atlantic Basin Hurricane Tracking Chart [PDF~1.7M]
• Red Cross: Hurricane Safety [PDF~1.3Mb]

• Heat Wave Brochure
• National Drought Information | Local Drought Information
• United States Drought Assessment
• Palmer Drought Index
• Keetch-Byram Index
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin

• Safe Boating
• NOAA Weather Radio: National Page | Local Information
• American Red Cross
• National Disaster Education Coalition
• FLASH - Federal Alliance for Safe Homes