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Since mastering severe weather safety and outdoor survival skills takes practice, we strongly suggest taking Courses from those trained in these fields. However, to learn more on your own about these topics to supplement the material covered in the courses, the following external links are provided for your convenience.
These sites are not affiliated with THE ELEMENTS Survival Training®, so we are not responsible for the content provided by these links.
Weather Forecasts |
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| National Weather Service | Official U.S. government forecasts and severe weather warnings for your local area. |
| Storm Prediction Center | Official source of thunderstorm forecasts across the contiguous United States. Provides severe thunderstorm and tornado watches, fire weather forecasts, severe winter weather discussions, and other technical analyses of hazardous storms. |
| National Hurricane Center | Official source of tropical storm and hurricane forecasts, watches, and warnings for the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific Ocean Basins. |
| Hydrometeorological Prediction Center | Official source of surface weather map analyses, quantitative precipitation forecasts, winter weather and flood outlooks, numerical model diagnostics, and other atmospheric guidance. |
Survival/First Aid |
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| Renter's Insurance Links | Comprehensive list of torando preparedness tips. |
| Centers for Disease Control & Prevention | Advice for health-related hazards associated with disasters. |
| Survival Outdoor Skills | "A site dedicated to teaching survival tips 'Outside the Box.'" |
| The Discovery Channel Survival Zone | Lots of survival tips such as building shelters and how to face the mental challenges of harsh circumstances. |
Other Links |
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| Chaser TV | Watch live, streaming video from the field broadcasted from storm chasers and those observing the fury of Mother Nature first-hand! |
| National Guard | Learn about the branch of the military that is tasked to provide disaster relief at state and federal levels as well as provide support to troops abroad. |
| U.S. Army | One of the primary branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. |