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Welcome to the Weather-Ready Nation School Ambassador webpage! These resources are designed for K-12 schools seeking to build or reinforce their weather preparedness, response and recovery plans. Resource guidance includes identifying local weather threats, ways to proactively monitor for these threats, communication recommendations, and post-event safety considerations. Shared resources from FEMA and Ready.gov will help school decision makers identify shelter locations and evacuation routes. Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Schools fortify a Weather-Ready Nation by creating, exercising and revising plans to keep school students, staff, and visitors safe from high impact weather events.


National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Preparedness & Safety Recommendations for Schools
  • Preparedness and Safety Recommendations for Schools Manual (PDF), available for download.
  • Nationwide applicability
  • Guidance for identifying & responding to local weather hazards
NWS Weather Preparedness for School
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Hazardous Weather Preparedness Guidance for Schools
  • Fillable Checklist (PDF), available for download.
  • Nationwide applicability
  • Step-by-Step Guidance to help create a Weather-Ready Nation School
  • Encourages schools to reach out to their local NWS office to develop a more robust Hazardous Weather Preparedness Worksheet
  • Find your local NWS office here: https://www.weather.gov/stormready/contact
Hazard Weather Preparedness Guidelines for Schools Fillable
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Additional Resources
 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Safer, Stronger, Smarter: A Guide to Improving School Natural Hazard Safety
 

Youth and Emergency Planning


Ready.gov


Student Tools for Emergency Planning


Center for Disease Control (CDC)


Natural Disaster and Severe Weather