Safe Rooms Replace Storm Shelters, Basements As Shelter Of Choice
It’s 10 AM on the first Tuesday of the month here in my Chicago neighborhood. Which means- as I’m writing this- the warning sirens are being tested. Coincidentally, I just got done reading a great...
View ArticleLooters Descend On Tornado-Ravaged Areas Of The Midwest
I’d heard the rumors- looters are popping up in Indiana and Kentucky, taking advantage of the damage and chaos caused by recent severe weather in parts of the Midwest. And then I came across this...
View ArticleMarch Is ‘Severe Weather Preparedness Month’ In Illinois
Before I forget, speaking of severe weather in the Midwest, March is “Severe Weather Preparedness Month” here in Illinois. From a February 28 Illinois Emergency Management Agency press release: Local,...
View ArticleWhen Mandatory Evacuations Are Enforced
From the CBS News website this past Monday: Wildfires force more evacuations as officials say looters targeting victims Crews in northern Colorado faced powerful winds Sunday as they battled a blaze...
View ArticleWin 1 Of 100 Weather Alert Radios As Part Of Severe Weather Preparedness...
Illinois residents- it’s that time of year again: Severe Weather Preparedness Month From a February 28, 2013, press release from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA): Online Contest Launched...
View ArticleSevere Weather Outbreak Predicted For Chicago Area Wednesday
Looks like Chicagoland could be in for a rough ride Wednesday. From the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office website this morning: AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...
View ArticleIEMA: First-Ever America’s PrepareAthon! To Be Held On April 30
There’s no better time than right now to prepare for those nasty spring-early summer storms we get on a regular basis here in the Chicago area and elsewhere in the state, in addition to other severe...
View ArticleSevere Weather, Tornadoes Predicted This Weekend
I’m rather concerned about severe weather- including tornadoes- a number of meteorologists have been warning about since yesterday. From the Weather Channel website tonight: As is typical of spring,...
View ArticleIllinois Emergency Management Agency: Prepare For Severe Weather This Spring
A reminder from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for “local” readers of Survival And Prosperity: IEMA Urges People to Prepare for Severe Weather February 27, 2015 Tornadoes, floods and severe...
View ArticleChicago Area Threatened By Severe Weather Thursday
There was plenty of talk tonight on the local news about the prospect of severe weather Thursday in the Chicago area and elsewhere in Midwest. Jon Erdman reported tonight on the Weather Channel...
View ArticleIllinois Adults Invited To Enter Contest For Free Weather Alert Radios
Illinois residents 18 years and older are being offered the chance to win free weather alert radios in a contest launched yesterday by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Illinois...
View ArticleProject Prepper, Part 45: Top 3 Threat Priorities
“As a result of my research and this blog, I’m now aware of the myriad of man-made and naturally-occurring threats to my life and lifestyle (and those of my loved ones), and think it’s probably wise to...
View ArticleProject Prepper, Part 46: Summer Storm Gear Check
In the last installment of the “Project Prepper” series of posts, I talked about “threat priorities” and how severe weather is a top one for me. I blogged: From my vantage point, here are the “top 3”...
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