If you feel your hair standing on end, squat as shown in the diagram below with your head between your knees. Winter Storm Safety Winter Storms are considered to be America's deceptive killers because people don't think of the dangerous risks involved in a Winter Storm. Many deaths are indirectly related to the storm, such as people who die of heart attacks while shoveling snow and hypothermia from the cold. This marks the nation's worst weather related calamity in over 20 years. Northern Ohio is usually treated a few times a year to winters wrath as heavy snow and wind plague our area.
Disorientation occurs quickly in wind-driven snow and cold.
While in your car. Run the motor about 10 minutes each hour for heat. Open the window a crack for fresh air to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. Make sure the exhaust pipe is not blocked. Exercise from time to time by vigorously moving arms, legs, fingers and toes to keep blood circulating and to keep warm.