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N IJ Reporter
As the old fable about the
grasshopper who idles away
the summer while the ant
diligently prepares for winter
demonstrates, it's always smart
to think ahead when it comes
to the colder months that are
now upon us. Rapid City-based
Susan Sanders, a meteorolo-
gist with the National Weather
Service, offered the NLJ a
few points about how for-
ward-looking ants might best
prepare.
"One of the big things
is driving," she said, noting
that even a light dusting of
snow can quickly melt before
refreezing as temperatures
drop, creating icy roads. "Even
though you're thinking it's not
much snow. it's only an inch
or two, that can be pretty bad."
Sanders advised drivers to
slow down and budget extra
time for travel as a way of
avoiding driving mishaps.
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In order to avoid inclement
weather on roads they travel
often, drivers can sign up
for email and text alerts at
wyoroad.info, the site of
WYDOT's Wyoming Travel
Information Service.
Additional information on
both current weather conditions
and weather-related hazards
can be found at weather.gov
and weather.gov//safety. The
National Weather Service has
recently consolidated its web-
sites in order to make internet
searches easier, and all rele-
vant National Weather Service
inforfnation can be found at the
aforementioned sites.
Sanders mentioned that the
several offices of the National
Weather Service found across
the region that serve parts of
Wyoming are now working
closely with WYDOT and the
providers of the 511 phone
travel information service in
order to ensure consistent and
accurate messages are being
put out to travelers, both
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through 511 and on lighted
highway travel information
boards.
When severe weather
strikes, Sanders recommends
that people either stay home
or simply remain where they
are if possible, rather than risk
becoming stranded outdoors.
In case of power outage,
Sanders said it's important to
have an alternate source of
heat, whether it be a fireplace
or propane heater, and that
people should endeavor to
learn how to safely use these
secondary sources beforehand.
"Use them carefully so you
don't start a fire or produce
. carbon monoxide fumes," she
said.
In terms of reducing fire
hazard, flashlights and lan-
terns are a safer alternative
to candles, she mentioned.
Forethought should also be put
into the use of generators in
order to avoid releasing poten-
tially deadly toxic fumes into
an enclosed space.
"If you have a generator,
make sure you have enough
fuel. Make sure you've got
it someplace safe and open.
Don't put your generator in the
' garage and definitely not in the
house," she said. "Know how
to use it safely."
Food and water are also of
primary importance, Sanders
noted, as are communications.
Outdoor barbecue grills can
be used to cook a variety of
foods, and plenty of food that
doesn't require cooking as part
of its preparation should also
be stored.
"You don't realize how
much water you use until you
don't have it," Sanders con-
tinued, mentioning that from
personal experience it can take
time to melt adequate amounts
of snow.
"We talk about a gallon
per person per day. That's just
for your consumption," she
said, noting that basic acts of
hygiene such as hand washing
and brushing teeth raise that
figure considerably.
While they may seem anti-
quated to some, corded tele-
phones, unlike cordless ones,
work even when the power
is out, she noted, and even if
a person has good cellphone
service, it may be disrupted by
a local tower going down.
Additional locally oriented
emergency preparation infor-
mation can be accessed at the
webpage of Weston County
Homeland Security at:
http ://www.westongov.
com/ departments/ home-
land_security/index.asp
Locally relevant weather
and emergency information
can ,be found at the Weston
County Homeland Security
Facebook page.
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(Report on Suicide in Wyoming 2012)
We can't plan when someone we care about will
struggle, but we can be ready to help.
a community
Take a free QPR (Question, Persuade And Refer) course that will teach you to recognize the warning signs
of a suicide. Please call Kristi Lipp, Prevention Professional at 746-5457 for more information.
If you or someone you care about is in immediate
crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255
Prevention Task Force
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