Here are a few tips and information to get you and yours
prepared to deal with winter’s travails.
Some of this is knowledge and
some of this is physical preparation; either way, commit to some action now so you don’t have to deal with precarious,
not to mention cold, situations later. Bookmark this post in case you ever need
quick access!
FEMA
The
Federal Emergency Management Agency took its lumps after its Hurricane Katrina
response, but for the most part they know what they’re doing. Here’s a great video and supplemental info on
how to prepare before, during, and after winter storms.
- Before Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
- During Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
- After Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
Perhaps
one of the most difficult/frustrating parts of a winter storm is driving sharing
the road with other people that don’t know how to drive in the winter. Check out this good AAA tips video below and
go out and practice in an open
parking lot next time it snows.
Here in
the immediate DC Metro area, we may not average enough annual snowfall to merit
such a purchase (debatable), but I’d highly
consider purchasing a set of winter tires/wheels if you’re at all concerned or
not confident in yours or loved ones’ driving skills. Winter tires can often make all the
difference, especially when tractions technologies (including 4WD and AWD)
fail. Check out this more technical BMWblog
discussion on the technologies behind winter tires.
Winter Weather Travel Kit
Winter Weather Travel Kit
At the very least, I’d strongly
consider purchasing some sort of winter automotive emergency kit. Surely consider spouses and children in this
decision as well. It may be a great idea
to put one of these in his or her trunk just in case.
Weather Road Trip Planning Tool
With
the threat of adverse winter weather in the region, people will often ask me
for advice regarding travelling; specifically driving. There are spartan mapping tools that take
into account weather conditions, but the National Weather Service has recently
come out with a nifty experimental application that allows users to create
custom weather maps and track future weather along the path of one’s road trip.
So if
you’re wondering what the weather will be like all along your route to Kalamazoo
to visit your in-laws for Christmas, and more importantly if you’ll need to postpone
or detour because of bad weather, now you’ll know!
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