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Tornado Preparedness Memo to OSU Community

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Tornado-Safe Rooms
(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

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

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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, OK (Nat'l Weather Serv.); Current Oklahoma Road Conditions (Oklahoma Highway Patrol); Current Interstate Road Conditions (Trucker Weather); Hourly Weather Forecast for Stillwater (NWS at Norman); Phone List for Road Conditions in Other States (Oklahoma Highway Patrol)

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.); Disaster Preparedness for Pets (Humane Society); Information for Pet Owners (FEMA); Protect Your Pets in an Emergency (CDC); 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); 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: 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); Winter Driving (FEMA); Winter Driving(OSU EHS); Winter Storm Safety (OSHA)