..WINTER WEATHER SAFETY AND SURVIVAL TIPS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO ADVISES YOU TO BE PREPARED
FOR THE IMPENDING SEVERE WINTER STORM....COMPLETING ALL STORM
PREPARATIONS BY AROUND NOON ON TUESDAY THE LATEST.

WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH AND HIGHER ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING...THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED CHANCE OF POWER
OUTAGES. OTHER PRIMARY CONCERNS ARE POTENTIAL LOSS OF HEAT...HOME
TELEPHONE SERVICE AND A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES.

YOU SHOULD HAVE AVAILABLE...
A FLASH LIGHT AND EXTRA BATTERIES...
A BATTERY POWER RADIO TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY INFORMATION...
EXTRA FOOD...WATER...MEDICINE AND BABY ITEMS...
FIRST AID SUPPLIES...
HEATING FUEL AND AN EMERGENCY HEATING SOURCE...
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND SMOKE DETECTOR.

IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS DURING THE STORM...BUT IF
YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE...WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING AS WELL AS GLOVES OR
MITTENS TO PREVENT BODY HEAT LOSS AND PROTECT EXTREMITIES FROM
FROSTBITE. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW ZERO.

TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DURING THE STORM...BUT IF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER TRAVEL SURVIVAL
KIT...INCLUDING...

BLANKETS OR SLEEPING BAGS...
FLASHLIGHT WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...
FIRST AID KIT...
EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING...
SHOVEL AND WINDSHIELD BRUSH AND SCRAPER...
TOOL KIT...
TOW ROPE...
BOOSTER CABLES...
COMPASS AND ROAD MAPS.

FILL YOUR GAS TANK FOR EMERGENCY USE AND TO AVOID ICE IN THE TANK
AND FUEL LINES. AVOID TRAVELING ALONE AND LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR
TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU GET STUCK IN YOUR VEHICLE...DO NOT TRY TO WALK
TO SAFETY...AND TIE A COLORED CLOTH TO THE ANTENNA FOR RESCUERS TO
SEE. START THE VEHICLE AND USE THE HEATER FOR TEN MINUTES EVERY
HOUR...KEEPING THE EXHAUST PIPE CLEAR SO FUMES DO NOT BACK UP IN THE
CAR.

AFTER THE STORM DEPARTS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AVOID DRIVING UNTIL
ROAD CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AND STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA FOR
UPDATES. WHEN SHOVELING SNOW...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID
OVEREXERTION. HEART ATTACKS FROM SHOVELING SNOW ARE A LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH DURING THE WINTER.