Protect Yourself From Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 10:16AM 
Winter storms are considered "deceptive killers" because most deaths are indirectly related to the storm. Seventy percent of fatalities related to ice and snow occur in automobiles, and approximately twenty-five percent of all winter-related fatalities are people caught off-guard in the storm. Prolonged exposure to extreme cold can cause frostbite or hypothermia. Powerful winter storms can also have thunderstorms associated with them. These storms can dump as much as three inches of snow or one inch of ice in an hour. So how can you prepare for winter weather?
Familiarize yourself with these terms to help identify a winter storm hazard:
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Georgia Winter Weather Awareness Week: December 6-10, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 08:51AM 
Winter storms are considered “deceptive killers” because most deaths are indirectly related to the storm. Seventy percent of fatalities related to ice and snow occur in automobiles, and approximately twenty-five percent of all winter-related fatalities are people caught off-guard in the storm. Prolonged exposure to extreme cold can cause frostbite or hypothermia. Powerful winter storms can also have thunderstorms associated with them. These storms can dump as much as three inches of snow or one inch of ice in an hour. So how can you prepare for winter weather? Here are a few tips.
- Monitor radio/TV or NOAA Weather Radio.
- Stay inside. Long exposure to cold increases the risk of frostbite or hypothermia.
- If you must go out, dress in layers.
- Avoid overexertion. The strain from the cold may cause a heart attack and sweating could lead to a chill and hypothermia.
- Keep your gas tank at least half full.
- Drive with caution and carry a disaster supplies kit in your trunk.
- Have an alternative emergency heating source, such as a fireplace or wood stove. Use appropriate safeguards and have proper ventilation.
- Make sure your home is properly insulated.
- To keep pipes from freezing, wrap pipes in insulation or layers of old newspapers, cover the newspapers with plastic to keep out moisture, let faucets drip a little to avoid freezing, and know how to shut off water valves.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 08:37AM 
The night was cold and stormy. I slept through all of it in blissful serenity and awoke the next morning to begin my daily ritual of getting ready for work.
I headed straight to the bathroom, neglecting to illuminate the path I knew by heart. As I busied myself with necessary matters of hygiene, I suddenly noticed the normal hum of the refrigerator was joined by a soft plopping noise that I could not identify. It seemed random at first but upon further observance, the plopping was rhythmic and methodical.
I listened for a moment and the source suddenly dawned on me. I hurried out of bathroom and turned on the lights to investigate and confirmed my suspicions based on a large puddle of water on the laminate flooring. I looked up at the ceiling and saw large water stains and the drywall seams were getting longer by the second.
