Storm Impacts

  • How to Defrost and Protect Pipes

    March 01, 2013; 12:55 PM

    Exposure to temperatures below 20 degrees can cause pipes to freeze and break. A few simple steps can help protect pipes from freezing or defrost them when they do.

  • Emergency Backup Generators

    March 01, 2013; 11:11 AM

    Power outages are inconvenient and can be dangerous. With the right emergency power system time, without power is brief and life inside the home can swiftly return to normal.

  • Wet vs. Powdery Snow

    February 26, 2013; 12:01 PM

    What conditions cause snow to be dense and wet instead of light and powdery?

  • How to Keep Your Roof from Collapsing

    February 23, 2013; 4:21 PM

    Snow-related building collapses are usually caused by heavy loads of snow on roofs. Learn how to calculate your roof snow load and deal with it.

  • Safe Snow Driving

    February 23, 2013; 4:18 PM

    Should you go work in bad weather? Here's how to judge the conditions, and how to prep your cars.

  • How Salt Melts Ice

    February 18, 2013; 10:09 AM

    Granulate salt is one method used to melt ice on icy roads.

  • Prepare for Winter Driving

    February 08, 2013; 8:30 PM

    With snow slamming the Northeast, it's important to know how to stay safe on the road.

  • What Are Shelf Clouds?

    February 08, 2013; 5:17 PM

    When you look up at the sky, you do not want to see this menacing type of cloud.

  • Cusp of Severe Season

    February 01, 2013; 12:18 PM

    As February's end draws near, severe weather season edges closer.