Avoid common winter planning errors involving generators, indoor heat, travel, pipes, food, alerts, medical needs, overexertion, supplies, and the decision to leave.
Seasonal readiness guides
Prepare for hurricanes with official forecasts, evacuation decisions, water and food, documents, home protection, generator safety, pets, communication, and recovery limits.
Prepare for winter storms with official alerts, safe heat, food and water, vehicle and travel decisions, communication, power planning, and recovery checks.
Spread winter readiness across a manageable calendar for home service, supplies, alerts, vehicles, outage planning, mid-season checks, and spring review.
Use spring to refresh alerts, evacuation plans, backup power, drainage, wildfire readiness, tornado sheltering, hurricane supplies, and documents.
Build a winter kit for home, vehicle, and evacuation with water, familiar food, medication, warm layers, light, communication, safe heat limits, and maintenance.