Repairing your roof is the best time to make it more resilient for the next storm. Ask your roofer to reroof to the FORTIFIED standard to be better protected from wind and rain. And IBHS’s hail impact shingle ratings can help you pick a better shingle ibhs.org/impactratings

Active weather is expected this week across much of the country.
A good reminder that knowing your safe place and being #WeatherReady is a 365 day/year effort.
And on Wednesday (April 3) we invite everyone to participate in #SafePlaceSelfie Day and challenge others.

.Marisa Ferger chats with Christina Gropp , a 2015 graduate of the Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science about her role at Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety: youtu.be/-WDrc87i_Xc #WeatherWatercooler PSU Meteorology College of EMS

Did you know that not all severe weather warnings will activate the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system? This is one reason why it is important to have at least TWO ways to receive our warnings. ALL Tornado Warnings are sent out over WEA. #CAEWx #GAWx

A second survey team confirmed an EF-2 #tornado in Bamberg that occurred yesterday (1/9/24). This is the second confirmed tornado from yesterday's event. #caewx #scwx

Research && Operations: Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety wind engineers spent the day supporting NWS Columbia on tornado damage assessments in Bamberg.

Will there be rain, ice, or snow? Find out how wintry precipitation forms! nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrw…

Do you know the differences between the three frozen precipitation types we can get during the winter? Here's a tasty image showing you how different #snow , #sleet , and #freezingrain can look! Learn more during our winter weather preparedness weeks starting next Sunday! #CAEWx

Post-storm sunset didn’t disappoint #scwx #caewx

TODAY: There will be a nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios, and TVs.

2:20 p.m. ET
1:20 p.m. CT
12:20 p.m. MT
11:20 a.m. PT
10:20 a.m. AKT
8:20 a.m. HT

Information from Deanne Criswell ⤵️

(1 of 5) JUST IN: The all-time highest number of billion dollar disasters on record occurred.

23 confirmed year-to-date B$D events.

More from our #August 2023 #StateofClimate .

Report: bit.ly/484dO3M

NOAA NCEI #Climate

Here is a final map of the rainfall totals from yesterday, with several areas in the eastern Midlands seeing more rain in one day than is normal for the entire month of August! #scwx #gawx

#Idalia becomes the first Category 3+ storm to strike Taylor County, #Florida on record dating to 1851.

It is one of 21 hurricanes known to strike Florida with at least 125 mph winds.

Florida has recorded four ≥125 mph landfall events since 2017 (Irma, Michael, Ian, Idalia).

#Idalia will move through the area this afternoon through early Thursday morning bringing heavy rainfall, strong and gusty winds and the potential for isolated tornadoes. Stay weather aware and make sure you have at least two ways to receive NWS warnings. #CAWx #SCWx #GAWx

7:45 AM EDT update: Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 125 mph. Catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds ongoing.

Be prepared for hurricanes by knowing how to understand forecasts. They can tell you a lot about what is expected, including the storm’s path, rainfall amounts, wind speeds, and more. #HurricanePrep #HurricaneStrong noaa.gov/understand-for…

Say it with me: the forecast cone is not an impacts cone.

Tropical Storm #Idalia (ee-DAL-ya) has formed based on aircraft reconnaissance. Here are the latest forecast track and key messages from the National Hurricane Center. #CAEWx #SCWx #GAWx

Tropical Depression 10 has formed off the Yucatan. The system is expected to move north early next week, possibly into the Southeast US. A stalled front + tropical moisture are expected to produce widespread heavy rain for us, regardless of the exact track or strength.