Weather Safety Information

Oklahoma State University -- Environmental Health & Safety Department

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Weather Matters

Oklahoma Forestry Service
Red Flag Fire Alerts

Tornado Preparedness Memo to OSU Community

Seasonal Safety Tips

Tornado-Safe Rooms (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

In-Residence Shelters for Protection from Extreme Winds
(Texas Tech Univ., Wind Engineering Research Center )

Current Weather Conditions

Tornado Procedures

Severe Weather

Temperature Extremes

Weather Forecasting

Weather Resources

Winter Weather Safety

Current Weather Conditions: Regional Radars; Satellite Images (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Current Oklahoma Weather Warnings (IWIN); Current Severe Weather Watches & Warnings (Natl. Weather Service); Current U.S. Severe Weather Watches & Warnings (Weatherbug); Current Conditions in Oklahoma (wunderground.com)
Current Weather Conditions in Stillwater (OSU MAE)
Current Weather Conditions in Stillwater, Oklahoma (Nat'l Weather Serv.); Current Oklahoma Road Conditions (Oklahoma Highway Patrol); Phone List for Road Conditions in Other States (Oklahoma Highway Patrol); Current Interstate Road Conditions (Trucker Weather)
Hourly Weather Forecast for Stillwater (NWS at Norman)

Tornado Procedures for the OSU Campus: Local Weather Warning Sirens (City of Stillwater, OK); Highway Overpasses as Tornado Shelters (NOAA); Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale (OSU EHS); Funnel Facts (Univ. of Wisc., Milwaukee); Selecting Tornado Shelters (OSU Cooperative Extension); Tornado Myths (The Tornado Project); Storm Spotter's Guide (National Weather Service); Tornado Information (USA Today); Tornado Safety (Oklahoma Climatological Survey); May 3, 1999 Tornado Outbreak (NOAA links); Recover and Rebuild (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Protect Your Home Against Tornado Damage (Institute for Business & Home Safety)
Interactive Twister (from the Why Files of Wisconsin Univ.)
Caring for Your Animals in an Emergency (Avertdisasters)
Pets and Disaster--Be Prepared (American Red Cross)
Online Tornado FAQ (NOAA Storm Prediction Center); Not a Tornado (NOAA Storm Prediction Center); (Try this Crossword Puzzle on Tornado Safety from the Tornado Project!)

Severe Weather: Emergency Preparedness in Natural Disasters (CDC); Floods and Flashfloods (OSU EHS); Lightning Detection Network (Vaisala); Lightning Information (USA Today); Lightning Injury Research (University of Chicago); Lightning Safety (National Weather Service); Lightning Safety Institute; Lightning Safety Tips (Lightning Safety Institute); Lightning Safety Training (OSU EHS); Low Water Crossing: The Hidden Danger (streaming video from NWS); National Hurricane Center (NWS); National Lightning Detection Network (Vaisala); Clean Up Safely After a Hurricane (CDC); Severe Weather Awareness (National Weather Service); Severe Weather Safety Guide (NWS at Norman); Storm Prediction Center (NOAA); Thunderstorm Information Index (USA Today); Thunderstorm Outlook for USA (USA Today); Thunderstorm Outlook for Central Oklahoma (NWS at Norman)
Thunderstorms (OSU EHS)

Weather Forecasting: Fire Weather Forecasts for Central Oklahoma (NWS at Norman); Graphical Hazardous Weather Forecast for Oklahoma (NWS at Norman); Jet Stream Position (Weather Images); National Weather Service Office at Norman, Oklahoma; National Weather Service Office at Tulsa, Oklahoma; NOAA National Fire Weather Forecast; NOAA Storm Prediction Center; Oklahoma Weather Roundup (Univ. of Okla.)

Temperature Extremes: Cold-Related Disorders (Wilderness EMS Institute); Excessive Heat Events Guidebook (EPA)
Extreme Heat: Prevention Guide to Promote Personal Health & Safety (CDC)
Heat Index Information & Chart (from Tulsa NWS Office); Heat Stress (OSU EHS Links); Heat Stress & Heat Stroke (OSU EHS); Heat/Cold Illnesses & Skin Cancer (collection from NASD); Hypothermia and Heat Stress (Hopkins Technology); Hypothermia: Trouble for Older People (National Institute on Aging); Meteorological Calculator (Calculate wind chill & heat index); Windchill Fact Sheet (Environment Canada); Sun Sense (Mississippi State Cooperative Extension); UV Index (EPA); UV Radiation, Sun Safety, Skin Cancer (OSU EHS Links)

Weather Resources: AccuWeather; AgWeather (Oklahoma Mesonet); Climate Prediction Center (NOAA); El Nino Page (NOAA); La Nina Page (NOAA); National Center for Atmospheric Research; National Weather Service (Main Page); National Weather Service (Internet resource page); Oklahoma Climate Data (Oklahoma Climatological Survey); Oklahoma Mesonet; Old Farmers Almanac; Weather Channel; WeatherNet (University of Michigan); Weather Room (National Severe Storms Laboratory); Web Weather for Kids (UCAR); Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Day (U.S. Naval Observatory); Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Year (U.S. Naval Observatory)

Winter Weather Safety: Hypothermia and Frostbite in Dogs (Dog Topics); OSU Snow/Ice Removal Plan; Personal Health & Safety During Extreme Cold (CDC); Shoveling Snow Safely (North Dakota State Univ.); Surviving the Cold Weather (National Safety Council); Tips for Preventing Frostbite & Hypothermia (How Stuff Works); Walking on Ice and Snow (OSU EHS); Winter Driving (FEMA); Winter Driving (OSU EHS); Winter Storm Safety (OSHA)