⚠ ACTIVE EMERGENCIES & ADVISORIES (Source)❄ Winter Storm: SEVERE WINTER STORM❄ Winter Storm Watch: Winter Storm Watch issued February 4 at 11:26AM EST until February 7 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY... .A strong Arctic front will deliver heavy upslope snow showers and squalls, strong winds, and dangerously cold wind chills to the Alleghenies late Friday into the Saturday. 🛡 Action: Stay indoors. If travel necessary, keep emergency kit in vehicle. Avoid overexertion shoveling. Weather Now23°F / -5°C - ClearWind: 5 mph NE | Humidity: 58% | Feels like: ~23°F (wind chill) Air Quality: 47 (Good) ForecastTonight: 10°F - Mostly CloudyThursday: 28°F - Sunny Thursday Night: 13°F - Mostly Cloudy Source: NWS |
Rural Emergency TipsKnow your address - cross streets, mile markers, GPSWeak cell? Text 911 if voice fails. Try high ground. Road blocked? Have alternate routes planned Well water? Assume contaminated after floods - boil 1 min or use purification tablets Propane? Keep tanks filled before storms Generator? OUTSIDE ONLY, 20+ ft from windows No ID? You can still get help - 211 for local aid No cell service? Satellite phone (Garmin inReach, Zoleo), ham radio 146.52 MHz simplex Power backup: Solar charger with battery bank (10,000mAh minimum) ResourcesRoads: WV 511Emergency: WV DHSEM Health: WV Health Power: poweroutage.us Shelters: Red Cross 1-800-733-2767 211: Food, housing, utilities - dial 211 FEMA: 1-800-621-3362 (no immigration check) Weather: NWS Radar |
🎒 Emergency Kit
- Water: 1 gal/4L per person per day (purification tablets if unsure)- Non-perishable food, manual can opener
- First aid kit, prescription meds (7-day)
- Flashlight, batteries, NOAA radio
- Phone charger, solar charger, cash, important docs
Source: Ready.gov